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Bill C-25, Strong and Free Elections Act · Third reading · now law Where it stands

What the law does

The law amends the Canada Elections Act to set new bans on foreign influence, bribery, unauthorized computer use, and false information about elections or candidate nominations. It restricts voting in nomination or leadership contests, bans anonymous contributions to political entities and third parties, and requires parties to have privacy policies. It also raises administrative monetary penalties, gives enforcement powers to the Commissioner of Canada Elections, and changes the names of some electoral districts.

Official text

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Kevin Lamoureux

Liberal
“I agree that one agent should not represent many candidates in one riding. But I disagree with changing how candidates get signatures to run. I want to know if the Bloc gave that feedback to Elections Canada.”

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Mr. Speaker, I found it interesting when the member was talking about the longest ballot issue. I am in full agreement on how we are moving forward with the official agents, because it makes absolutely no sense at all to have a multitude of candidates being represented in one riding by one official agent. That is a positive. The area that caught my interest was her explanation of getting the nomination form signed. When I go to the doors, I will often say it does not mean they are supporting me. All it means is that I am able to get my name on the ballot. Generally speaking, people of all political stripes are very sympathetic to that. I am somewhat concerned about the Bloc’s looking for an alternative to it. Because Elections Canada has a mechanism to enable party feedback, has the Bloc party’s representative provided that sort of feedback on the issue? If not, maybe that is something they could review in the future.

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Kevin Lamoureux

Liberal
“We have talked about the harms of fake videos and social media. Does the Bloc Québécois have any ideas to add that are not already in this bill?”

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Mr. Speaker, I am wondering if the member would expand on something. We have talked about deepfakes, which she made reference to, and social media, and the potential harms. Does the Bloc have anything to suggest that goes beyond what is in the legislation?

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