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Steven MacKinnon

Liberal on Strong and Free Elections Act 2026-06-11

118 words · 4 sentences · 7 clauses

Replying to Dominique O'Rourke (Liberal)

“Mr. Speaker, Canada has one of the strongest democracies in the world, but we can never take that for granted. We need to protect the independence of our judiciary. We need a strong parliamentary system, and we need strong journalism. Obviously we can never take our democracy for granted. We need to strengthen those institutions. I know that one of the measures that struck me as being particularly important in this legislation is reviewing the ways people can make political donations, including the use of crypto. I wonder if the minister wants to speak to the importance of knowing where the money that fuels our democracy comes from.”

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Mr. Speaker, Claims · 118 wordsCanadians need to know that we have one of the most successful and most rigorously managed election contribution systems in the world. It is completely transparent and strictly limited with respect to donation amounts, and it is one that does not permit corporations, unions or others to participate directly in the financing of political parties or of candidates.¹ Cryptocurrency, and its rise, has obviously presented, in the context of those very efficient and well-run systems, as in other areas such as money laundering and the like, ways of getting around the laws. We have taken measures in the bill to make sure that cryptocurrency would play no part in the funding of our political process or of candidates.²

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Signal · 100

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Relevance · 100

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Respect · 100

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Clarity · 100

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Claims · 2

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1“does not permit corporations, unions or others to participate directly in the financing of political parties or of candidates”Canadian federal law does not permit corporations or unions to contribute directly to the financing of political parties or of candidates.search
2“make sure that cryptocurrency would play no part in the funding of our political process”Bill C-25, the Strong and Free Elections Act, includes measures to exclude cryptocurrency from political funding of parties and candidates.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20