Mr. Speaker, with regard to the last court challenge, which has been referred to the Supreme Court of Canada, it was appealed because of the recent election in Manitoba, and that was the only reason it has gone to a higher court. But that does not stop an inmate from challenging the section of our Elections Act, regardless of whether we still have three more years to go. If there was a challenge, I would think the result would be the same anyway. I would like to ask -- I am not too sure about the length of time it will take before a decision is made by the Supreme Court -- whether or not the Minister should be working on changing the section that is in the constitution now, in the event that it is challenged.
Samuel Gargan on Question O636-12(2): Amendments To NWT Elections Act
In the Legislative Assembly on June 24th, 1992. See this statement in context.
Supplementary To Question O636-12(2): Amendments To Nwt Elections Act
Question O636-12(2): Amendments To NWT Elections Act
Item 5: Oral Questions
June 23rd, 1992
Page 749
Samuel Gargan Deh Cho
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