Bill C-298 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (voting hours — Pacific time zone)

This bill is from the 42nd Parliament, 1st session, which ended in September 2019.

Sponsor

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 June 16, 2016
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment changes the hours of voting in the Pacific time zone on polling day.

Similar bills

C-450 (41st Parliament, 2nd session) An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (voting hours)

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-298s:

C-298 (2022) An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (economic substance)

C-298 (2021) National School Food Security Strategy Act

C-298 (2013) An Act to amend the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act (lump sum)

C-298 (2011) An Act to amend the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act (lump sum)

C-298 (2010) Corporate Social Responsibility of Mining Corporations Outside Canada Act

C-298 (2009) Corporate Social Responsibility of Mining Corporations Outside Canada Act

1^st reading

Canada Elections ActRoutine Proceedings

June 16th, 2016 / 10:10 a.m.

NDP

Don Davies NDP Vancouver Kingsway, BC

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-298, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (voting hours—Pacific time zone).

Mr. Speaker, once again, I would like to thank my hon. colleague from Courtenay—Alberni for seconding the bill.

This bill emanates from constituents of mine in British Columbia who have pointed out that the current practice of having voting hours in British Columbia on election day from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. is not optimal for encouraging voter turnout. The bill would make a slight adjustment to open the polls at 8 a.m. and go to 8 p.m. on the theory that there are far more Canadians who will go to vote after work and are shut out at the polls because they get there after 7 p.m. than there are people who can get up and be at the polls from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m.

This is another way to encourage democratic involvement, to increase the rate of voter participation on election day. I hope all members of the House will join me in supporting the bill.

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

Canada Elections ActRoutine Proceedings

June 16th, 2016 / 10:10 a.m.

Liberal

Joël Lightbound Liberal Louis-Hébert, QC

Mr. Speaker, there have been discussions among the parties, and I believe you would find the unanimous consent of the House for the following motion: That, notwithstanding any Standing Order or usual practice of the House, Bill S-1001, An Act to authorize La Capitale Financial Security Insurance Company to apply to be continued as a body corporate under the laws of the Province of Quebec, be deemed to have been read a second time and referred to a committee of the whole, deemed considered in committee of the whole, deemed reported without amendment, deemed concurred in at report stage, and deemed read a third time and passed.

Canada Elections ActRoutine Proceedings

June 16th, 2016 / 10:15 a.m.

The Speaker Geoff Regan

Does the hon. member have the unanimous consent of the House to move the motion?

Canada Elections ActRoutine Proceedings

June 16th, 2016 / 10:15 a.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

No.

Canada Elections ActRoutine Proceedings

June 16th, 2016 / 10:15 a.m.

The Speaker Geoff Regan

There is no unanimous consent.

The hon. Leader of the Government in the House of Commons.