Bill C-6 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (visual identification of voters)

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

Sponsor

Peter Van Loan  Conservative

Status

In committee (House), as of Nov. 15, 2007
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament has also written a full legislative summary of the bill.

This enactment amends the Canada Elections Act to require that electors have their faces uncovered before voting, or registering to vote, in person, and supplements the authority of Elections Canada to appoint sufficient personnel to manage the conduct of the vote at the polls.

Similar bills

C-465 (39th Parliament, 2nd session) An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (identity of electors)

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from 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-6s:

C-6 (2021) Law Appropriation Act No. 4, 2021-22
C-6 (2020) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (conversion therapy)
C-6 (2020) An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada's call to action number 94)
C-6 (2016) Law An Act to amend the Citizenship Act and to make consequential amendments to another Act

Procedure and House Affairs Committee, on Nov. 27, 2007

  • Peter Van Loan, Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform
  • Natasha Kim, Senior Policy Advisor, Legislation and House Planning, Privy Council Office
  • Marc Chénier, Counsel, Legislation and House Planning, Privy Council Office

Procedure and House Affairs Committee, on Dec. 4, 2007

  • Marc Mayrand, Chief Electoral Officer, Office of the Chief Electoral Officer