Any incident of electoral fraud must be prosecuted. To that end, we will restore the independence of the Commissioner of Canada Elections, so that they are accountable to Parliament and not the government of the day.

Real Change: A New Plan For a Strong Middle Class (page 27)

« Bill C-33 : An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts

Summary : This enactment amends the Canada Elections Act to (…) (g) relocate the Commissioner of Canada Elections to within the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, and provide that the Commissioner is to be appointed by the Chief Electoral Officer, after consultation with the Director of Public Prosecutions, for a non-renewable term of 10 years. »

(Open Parliament’s Web site, November 24, 2016)

Second reading of Bill 33 to come

Bill C-76 - An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and other Acts and to make certain consequential amendments (Given Royal Assent December 13, 2018)

POLTEXT

Any incident of electoral fraud must be prosecuted. To that end, we will restore the independence of the Commissioner of Canada Elections, so that they are accountable to Parliament and not the government of the day.

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