C-72Government of CanadaLIBERAL
Canada Elections Act amendment (Election Day Statutory Holiday)
First substantive Canada Elections Act amendment of the 45th Parliament. Targeted at the chronic ~62% turnout problem.
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1st Reading✓
2nd Reading4
Committee5
Report6
3rd Reading7
Royal AssentSummary
Designates federal general-election polling day as a statutory holiday for federally-regulated workplaces, requires three hours of paid voting leave for all other workers, and expands advance polling to seven days.
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Karina GouldLIBERAL