Stand Up For Canadian Democracy
- by: NDP
- recipient: Parliament of Canada
Don’t let Stephen Harper impose voter suppression tactics and prevent Elections Canada from promoting democracy.
New Conservative election laws will make it tougher for Canadians to vote — but easier for well-connected insiders to play money politics.
Under Bill C-23, Voter ID cards will no longer be accepted. This will prevent thousands of students, seniors and Aboriginal people from voting.
That’s on top of the 120,000 Canadians who had a neighbour vouch for them and who will be turned away next election.
While Conservatives are making it tougher for everyday Canadians, they’re also making it easier for well-connected insiders.
Stephen Harper’s election reforms will increase the influence of big money in politics by raising individual donations to $1500 and allowing candidates to give $5000 to their own campaign.
Let’s protect our democracy from voter suppression tactics. Let’s fight back.
New Conservative election laws will make it tougher for Canadians to vote — but easier for well-connected insiders to play money politics.
Under Bill C-23, Voter ID cards will no longer be accepted. This will prevent thousands of students, seniors and Aboriginal people from voting.
That’s on top of the 120,000 Canadians who had a neighbour vouch for them and who will be turned away next election.
While Conservatives are making it tougher for everyday Canadians, they’re also making it easier for well-connected insiders.
Stephen Harper’s election reforms will increase the influence of big money in politics by raising individual donations to $1500 and allowing candidates to give $5000 to their own campaign.
Let’s protect our democracy from voter suppression tactics. Let’s fight back.
Dear [Your member of parliament],
We the undersigned residents of Canada note the following:
- Bill C-23 makes it much harder for students, seniors, aboriginal people, and low-income Canadians to prove their right to vote, and will prevent many thousands of Canadians from voting
- Bill C-23 muzzles Elections Canada, prohibiting the institution from speaking publicly about democracy or the importance of voting and from engaging with Canadians through initiatives like Student Vote
- Bill C-23 creates new ways for "money politics" to skew elections, by raising donation and campaign spending limits as well as creating a huge loophole that allows virtually unlimited campaign spending for purposes of contacting previous donors by phone
- Bill C-23 fails to grant Elections Canada's requests for key investigative powers it needs to crack down on electoral fraud such as the "robocall" fraud during the 2011 election
- Bill C-23 prohibits Elections Canada from doing any pilot project involving electronic voting without the approval of the unelected Senate
[Your comments here]
Therefore, we call on Parliament to reject Bill C-23, and bring forward a genuine reform of the Canada Elections Act, which will stop electoral fraud, permit democracy promotion by Elections Canada prevent money politics from distorting elections, and maintain both the long-standing practice of vouching and the use of voter ID cards issued by Elections Canada so that hundreds of thousands of Canadians can continue to exercise their right to vote.
Sincerely,
[Your name]
Sign PetitionSign PetitionWe the undersigned residents of Canada note the following:
- Bill C-23 makes it much harder for students, seniors, aboriginal people, and low-income Canadians to prove their right to vote, and will prevent many thousands of Canadians from voting
- Bill C-23 muzzles Elections Canada, prohibiting the institution from speaking publicly about democracy or the importance of voting and from engaging with Canadians through initiatives like Student Vote
- Bill C-23 creates new ways for "money politics" to skew elections, by raising donation and campaign spending limits as well as creating a huge loophole that allows virtually unlimited campaign spending for purposes of contacting previous donors by phone
- Bill C-23 fails to grant Elections Canada's requests for key investigative powers it needs to crack down on electoral fraud such as the "robocall" fraud during the 2011 election
- Bill C-23 prohibits Elections Canada from doing any pilot project involving electronic voting without the approval of the unelected Senate
[Your comments here]
Therefore, we call on Parliament to reject Bill C-23, and bring forward a genuine reform of the Canada Elections Act, which will stop electoral fraud, permit democracy promotion by Elections Canada prevent money politics from distorting elections, and maintain both the long-standing practice of vouching and the use of voter ID cards issued by Elections Canada so that hundreds of thousands of Canadians can continue to exercise their right to vote.
Sincerely,
[Your name]
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