** The Fair Elections Act provision to prohibit vouching as a method of identification for voters “undoubtedly” violates the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the former head of Lortie Commission on election reform told MPs Tuesday. Pierre Lortie, who chaired the Royal Commission on Electoral Reform and Party Financing in the late ’80s and early ’90s and who now works for Dentons Canada, appeared before the procedure and House affairs committee Tuesday morning, and repeated many of the concerns the committee has already heard Bill C-23, including the elimination of vouching. “This… provision undoubtedly contravenes the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The charter is unequivocal on this issue,” Lortie said. “Every citizen of Canada has the right to vote. It has been clearly established in case law, that a right guaranteed under the Charter can only be restricted insofar as an overriding public interest is demonstrated.” ** ipolitics.ca/2014/04/08/fair-elections-act-undoubtedly-violates-charter-lortie-commission-chair-tells-mps/
Posted on: Tue, 08 Apr 2014 22:50:30 +0000
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