moved:
Motion No. 53
That Bill C-2, in Clause 57, be amended by replacing lines 25 to 37 on page 29 and lines 1 to 5 on page 30 with the following:
“(a) the date of issue of the writ for every electoral district shall be the second Monday in May that is nearest to four years after the previous general election;
(b) polling day shall be 35 days after the issue of the writ; and
(c) the proclamation shall fix a date for the return of the writ to the Chief Electoral Officer, which date shall be the same for all of the writs.
(3) Paragraph (2)(a) does not apply to a general election after a dissolution of Parliament that follows the resignation or dismissal of a goverment.
(4) The Prime Minister shall not advise the Governor General to dissolve Parliament except
(a) prior to a general election that is to be held on a date set by paragraph (2)(a), or
(b) at the time of tendering the resignation of the government.”