moved for leave to introduce Bill C-229, an act to amend the Canada Elections Act (registration of political parties).
Mr. Speaker, as members know this is my very first private members' bill. The purpose of this bill is to amend the Canada Elections Act to allow the registration of political parties by the chief electoral officer only when the party nominates candidates in at least seven provinces that have an aggregate of at least 50 per cent of the population of all the provinces and in at least half of the electoral district in each of those seven provinces.
For the purposes of the Canada Elections Act, "province" includes Yukon Territory and Northwest Territories.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed.)