Chief Electoral Officer Called to Testify at House Committee Over Meeting With Liberals and NDP on Elections Bill

Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perrault will appear before the House Affairs committee to testify on a meeting he attended with the Liberals and NDP to discuss rewriting the Elections Act, which some Conservative MPs have criticized as “unusual.”
“Elections Canada was asked to attend a meeting in Ottawa to provide its technical expertise. The Chief Electoral Officer answered questions,” a spokesperson from Elections Canada told Blacklock’s Reporter, saying that Perrault will testify on what was said at the meeting.
“He looks forward to sharing his perspectives” with the committee, the spokesperson added.
Leblanc added that the legislation included measures that would safeguard Canada’s elections, such as protecting voters’ personal information, improving accessibility for disabled voters, and extending existing bans on foreign influence and misleading publications so that they apply at all times and not just during elections.