http://www.canadians.org/charter-challenge
“Fair” Elections Act Charter Challenge
BREAKING NEWS: Over 2,000 pages of powerful evidence is being filed
with the Ontario Superior Court demonstrating the dangerous effects of
the Fair Elections Act on Canadian democracy. This Charter challenge has
been brought by the Council of Canadians, the Canadian Federation of
Students and two additional voters.
The applicants will be seeking a court order quashing provisions of the
so-called Fair Elections Act, which will suppress the votes of tens of
thousands of qualified electors. The evidence from four experts,
including B.C.’s former Chief Electoral Officer Harry Neufeld, shows
that tens of thousands of voters will be disenfranchised if the
provisions being challenged remain in place during the next election.
The Council of Canadians and the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS)
have joined together to launch a Charter challenge against sections of
the Harper government’s so-called “Fair” Elections Act.
The Harper government introduced the act – Bill C-23 – in February 2014.
It proposed sweeping changes to election rules and was criticized widely
by political parties, election law experts and the public. In the face
of a massive outcry the Harper government retreated and changed some
components of the act before it was passed by the Conservatives in the
House of Commons and by the Senate.
The Charter challenge will target two central provisions of the act,
including the ban on the use of a Voter Information Card to prove
residency and the muzzling of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO). Both of
these changes infringe on people’s constitutional right to vote, which
is guaranteed under Section 3 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Not allowing the use of a Voter Information Card to prove residency will
disenfranchise post-secondary students by interfering with their right
to vote, according to CFS.
While Elections Canada will still be allowed to run paid ads, all other
forms of communication and engagement with Canadians will be off limits.
The Chief Electoral Officer will no longer be able to run public
education programs to inform people about the voting process and their
rights. Imposing these restrictions on Elections Canada will make it
harder to encourage youth, Indigenous people, new immigrants, or anyone
else to exercise their democratic rights. These restrictions will also
make it harder for the Chief Electoral Officer to communicate with
Canadians about election fraud – which, in turn, will make it more
difficult for voters who have been the victim of election fraud to
defend their right to vote in a fair election.
There is nothing in the so-called “Fair” Elections Act to address – or
prevent – the widespread election fraud that occurred in the 2011
federal election, which was brought to light by a legal challenge
launched by eight Canadians and backed by Council of Canadians supporters.
The Council of Canadians and CFS will be asking the court to overturn
the sections of the “Fair” Elections Act before the next federal election.
Read the media release.
http://www.canadians.org/media/fair-elections-act-legal-case-could-call-question-validity-upcoming-election
Further reading:
Evidence from the case’s key experts: Summary | Detailed summary
http://canadians.org/sites/default/files/election-fraud/affidavits/short-summary-affidavits-0115.pdf
http://canadians.org/sites/default/files/election-fraud/affidavits/summary-affidavits-0115.pdf
Full affidavits
http://goo.gl/iEgEUt
Full body of evidence
http://goo.gl/nfv4CA
Amended Notice of Application issued January 21, 2015
http://canadians.org/sites/default/files/election-fraud/applications/amended-notice-applicationJan21-15.pdf
[Note: PM Harper has broken his own election dates law before
(September 2008 -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fixed_election_dates_in_Canada#Federal),
so there is a good chance he could do so again. In particular, he may
wish to have the election take place before an embarrassing trial
expected to begin in May, and do so with impunity. The scheduled date
for the election is October of this year.]
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