Mahsi, Mr. Chairman. I just want to advise Members that the Canada Elections Act was amended and the current Elections Act for federal elections does allow an inmate to vote. It reads, "Every person who is imprisoned in a correctional institution serving a sentence of two years or more is disqualified from voting." I read then, that "anybody who is serving two years or less is eligible to vote." So in all federal elections, inmates serving two years or less are allowed to vote. I just wanted to make that statement, to clarify the issue with federal elections.
Fred Koe on Bill 15: An Act To Amend The Elections Act
In the Legislative Assembly on February 17th, 1995. See this statement in context.
Bill 15: An Act To Amend The Elections Act
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
February 16th, 1995
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Fred Koe Inuvik
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