Elections Canada Floats Suggestions to Shield Nomination Contests From Meddling

Elections Canada Floats Suggestions to Shield Nomination Contests From Meddling
Elections Canada Chief Electoral Officer Stephane Perrault responds to questions from counsel as he appears at the Public Inquiry Into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions, in Ottawa, on March 28, 2024. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press
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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 practices such as voting more than once.

The federal elections agency outlines the proposed moves in a discussion guide intended to help chief electoral officer Stéphane Perrault draft final recommendations to be submitted later this year to a commission of inquiry on foreign interference.