Issues of General Interest in the Electoral Sphere, as Expressed in Legislation and Legislative Proposals of P-42

• Author: Gregory Tardi
• Pages: 26-35

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ISSUES OF GENERAL INTEREST

IN THE ELECTORAL SPHERE, AS

EXPRESSED IN LEGISLATION AND

LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS OF P-42

GOVERNMENT LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS ENACTED

DURING THE 42ND PARLIAMENT

SC 2018, C 20 (BILL C-50):An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (pol-

itical f‌inancing)

Minister of Democratic Institutions Karina Gould

Royal Assent: June , 

SUMMARY

This enactment amends the Canada Elections Act to

(a) enact an advertising and reporting regime for fundraising events

attended by Ministers, party leaders or leadership contestants; and

(b) harmonize the rules applicable to contest expenses of nomination con-

testants and leadership contestants with the rules applicable to elec-

tion expenses of candidates.1

1 Summary; SC 2018, c 20; Bill C-50; 1st Session, 42nd Parliament, www.parl.ca/

DocumentViewer/en/42-1/bill/C-50/royal-assent. See also BIll C-327, below note 11; Bill

C-340, below note 12; Bill C-364, below note 13; and Bill S-239, below note 15.