Elections Canada

Elections Canada (Élections Canada in French) is an independent, non-partisan agency reporting directly to the Parliament of Canada. Its ongoing responsibility is to ensure that Canadians can exercise their choices in federal elections and referenda through an open and impartial process. Elections Canada is the sole agency responsible for administering Canadian federal elections.

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... the National Register of Electors Enforcing electoral legislation Training election officers Producing maps of electoral districts Registering political parties, electoral ... The Chief Electoral Officer in turn appoints the Commissioner of Canada Elections, who ensures that the Canada Elections Act is enforced and the Broadcasting Arbitrator, who ... During an election, staff at Elections Canada headquarters increases to 600 and to approximately 190,000 across Canada ...
In And Out Scandal - Continuing Controversy
... The court case against Elections Canada is ongoing ... won a victory when their case against Elections Canada returned a decision suggesting that the body had overstepped its mandate ... that court ruling to the Supreme Court of Canada, which was rejected on May 4, 2011 ...
Christian Ouellet - Electoral Record
... Canadian federal election, 2008 Brome—Missisquoi Party Candidate Votes % ±pp Expenditures Bloc Québécois (x) Christian Ouellet 17,561 35.21 -3.12 $75,915 Liberal Denis Paradis 16,357 32.79 +4.82 $66,462 ... Canadian federal election, 2004 Brome—Missisquoi Party Candidate Votes % ±pp Expenditures Liberal (x)Denis Paradis 18,609 42.08 -7.50 $56,708 Bloc Québ ... Sources Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada ...
Communist Party Of Canada (Marxist–Leninist)
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