Bill C-353 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (date of general election)

This bill is from the 39th Parliament, 2nd session, which ended in September 2008.

Sponsor

Peter Stoffer  NDP

Introduced as a private member’s bill. (These don’t often become law.)

Status

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated), as of Oct. 16, 2007
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment amends the Canada Elections Act to provide that, subject to an earlier dissolution of Parliament, a general election must be held on the third Monday in September in the fourth calendar year following polling day for the last general election, with the first general election after this enactment comes into force being held on Monday, September 21, 2009.
The enactment also provides that the Chief Electoral Officer may recommend an alternate day if the day set for polling is not suitable.

Similar bills

C-353 (39th Parliament, 1st session) An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (date of general election)

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from the Library of Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. Perhaps you were looking for one of these other C-353s:

C-353 (2023) Foreign Hostage Takers Accountability Act
C-353 (2017) An Act to amend the Old Age Security Act (Canada Pension Plan payments)
C-353 (2013) An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act and the Income Tax Act (extra-energy-efficient products)
C-353 (2011) An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act and the Income Tax Act (extra-energy-efficient products)
C-353 (2010) Terminator Seeds Ban Act
C-353 (2009) Terminator Seeds Ban Act

Canada Elections ActRoutine Proceedings

September 22nd, 2006 / 12:10 p.m.


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NDP

Peter Stoffer NDP Sackville—Eastern Shore, NS

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-353, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (date of general election).

Mr. Speaker, this enactment amends the Canada Elections Act to provide that, subject to an earlier dissolution of Parliament, a general election must be held on the third Monday in September in the fourth calendar year following polling day for the last general election, with the first general election after this enactment coming into force being held on Monday, September 21, 2009. This change would allow the Chief Electoral Officer to recommend an alternate day if the day set for polling is not suitable.

This bill would enhance democracy in our country. We would like to see speedy passage of the bill.

(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)