The opposition Conservatives are ringing the alarm bell following an exclusive Sun report revealing that Elections Canada sent a voter registration card to an asylum seeker who has only been in Canada for 18 months.
Concern over possible voter fraud continues in light of the Trudeau government’s plans to weaken voter integrity measures and make it easier for non-citizens to vote in the 2019 federal election.
Conservative Sen. Linda Frum noted that a new Liberal proposal, Bill C-76, would change the law so that voter registration cards will count as a legal form of ID at polling stations across Canada.
A potential voter would not be required to show any ID aside from an Elections Canada voter card in order to vote in the federal election.
The Liberals’ Bill C-76 is an omnibus bill that, among other measures, seeks to reverse the previous government’s Fair Elections Act and undo the Conservative safeguards implemented to ensure greater integrity in our elections system.
Being able to vote with a simple Elections Canada card could allow countless non-citizens – including asylum seekers, illegal border crossers and those whose refugee applications have been rejected – to vote in the next election.
