Elections Canada
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Bill aimed at ensuring safe federal election amid COVID-19 stalledMinority governments in Canada have lasted on average just over a year and a half; Prime Minister Trudeau's government will pass the 18-month mark in a couple of weeks.PoliticsMay 5
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ANALYSIS: 16 million pencils, 18.8 million masks — Canada prepares for a pandemic electionElections Canada bought 16 million pencils for voters to safely make their mark in a pandemic election. But a pandemic campaign could be an all-digital smartphone affair.PoliticsApr 24
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House of Commons committee urges Trudeau not to call election amid COVID-19The unanimous recommendation calls for a commitment that there will be no election during the pandemic, unless the minority Liberal government is defeated on a confidence vote.PoliticsMar 2
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Could gummed up bills in the House of Commons trigger a federal election?Liberals are accusing the Conservatives of systematically blocking the government's legislative agenda.CanadaFeb 28
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A look inside Elections Canada after Trump’s tweet on voting machines``This is unfortunate and not at all intended,'' chief electoral officer Stephane Perrault wrote in response to one email with a link to Trump's tweet.CanadaJan 3
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Elections Canada considered briefing the Governor General on pandemic election rulesA pandemic election would be the 'single largest transformative effort in the agency's history,' say internal Elections Canada documents seen by Global News.PoliticsDec 20, 2020
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Feds ‘completely unwilling’ to hold political parties to account on privacy, expert saysThe Justice Department recently issued a discussion paper on revising the Privacy Act, which regulates the federal public sector's collection, use and disclosure of personal data.CanadaDec 12, 2020
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Canadians could vote over 3 days if next election held amid coronavirus pandemicNew legislation proposes temporarily allowing voting over three days rather than one -- and expanding advance voting -- if an election is held amid the pandemic.CanadaDec 10, 2020
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Millions of mail-in ballots in pandemic election would not be a problem: Canada Post execJust 55,000 Canadians voted by mail in 2019, but as many as 5 million might vote by mail in a pandemic general election. Canada Post says it's ready.PoliticsDec 3, 2020
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Trump shares Elections Canada tweet after falsely claiming machines led to voter fraudIn a tweet Monday afternoon, Elections Canada said it "does not use Dominion Voting Systems."PoliticsNov 17, 2020
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