US EditionCanada’s federal voting system is constitutional, Ontario Court of Appeal rules
ONTARIO, CANADA, AUG 11 – The Ontario Court of Appeal upheld the current voting system, rejecting claims it breaches the Charter despite arguments that it underrepresents women and minorities, court documents show.
- On Monday, a unanimous decision by three judges from the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld the legality of Canada's first-past-the-post voting system.
- The decision came after a legal challenge was brought by advocacy groups representing electoral reform interests, who claimed that the current voting system infringes on the Charter’s guarantees of effective representation and equal rights.
- The court highlighted that under the Canada Elections Act, the electoral system awards a seat to the candidate who secures the highest number of votes in each electoral district, regardless of their party affiliation or personal attributes.
- Justice Grant Huscroft wrote that Canadian citizens remain free to vote for anyone and the electoral system does not conflict with the right to vote or violate the Charter.
- The decision implies that constitutional demands do not require proportional representation despite political debate and Trudeau's abandoned 2015 pledge to replace the system.
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Canada’s Federal Voting System Is Constitutional, Ontario Court of Appeal Rules
The Ontario Court of Appeal has affirmed the constitutionality of Canada’s first-past-the-post electoral system. The system, laid out in the Canada Elections Act, sees the candidate who receives the most votes in a given riding or electoral district become the member of Parliament. Fair Voting BC and the Springtide Collective for Democratic Society argued the first-past-the-post voting system violates the Charter of Rights and Freedoms’ guarante…
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Canada’s federal voting system is constitutional, Ontario Court of Appeal rules
OTTAWA - A panel of three Ontario Court of Appeal judges unanimously affirmed the constitutionality of Canada's first-past-the-post electoral system in a ruling released on Monday.
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