Elections Canada floats suggestions to shield nomination contests from meddling

Elections Canada is suggesting possible changes to protect the political nomination process from foreign meddling — including barring non-citizens from helping choose candidates, requiring parties to publish contest rules and explicitly outlawing certain practices such as voting more than once.

Elections Canada floats suggestions to shield nomination contests from meddling
IKEA voting station in Winnipeg on Sept. 20, 2021. See Elections Canada sign and man wearing face mask in front of the store.

Elections Canada is suggesting possible changes to protect the political nomination process from foreign meddling — including barring non-citizens from helping choose candidates, requiring parties to publish contest rules and explicitly outlawing certain practices such as voting more than once.