Bill C-18 (Historical)

Increasing Voter Participation Act

An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act

This bill was last introduced in the 40th Parliament, 3rd Session, which ended in March 2011.

Sponsor

Steven Fletcher  Conservative

Status

Second reading (House), as of April 26, 2010
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament often publishes better independent summaries.

This enactment amends the Canada Elections Act to increase the number of days of advance polling.

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.

Increasing Voter Participation ActRoutine Proceedings

April 26th, 2010 / 3:10 p.m.
See context

Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia Manitoba

Conservative

Steven Fletcher ConservativeMinister of State (Democratic Reform)

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-18, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act.

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