The author of a report evaluating the protocol of Canada's security services monitoring federal elections says there is no political consensus on when it is appropriate to notify the public of foreign interference. A voter casts their ballot in the advance polls, Friday, September 10, 2021 in Chambly, Que.
A Quebec man voted twice in the 2019 general election, according to an investigation by Canada's elections watchdog, and received a $1,250 fine in what the man described as an attempt to test the electoral system.A voter casts a ballot in an advance poll on Friday, September 10, 2021 in Chambly, Que. A Quebec man voted twice in the 2019 general election, according to an investigation by Canada's elections watchdog.
The report states that Gilchrist previously worked as an elections official in "several municipal, provincial and federal elections" and had above-average knowledge of the electoral system. He told investigators he voted twice "with the intention to test the electoral system."The monthly report also says someone who was not a Canadian citizen received a special ballot, and Elections Canada had reasonable grounds to believe he intended to vote when not eligible.
The report does not name the electoral district in which Feng resides. A spokesperson for the commissioner said he tried to vote in Richmond Centre in B.C.Nine $300 fines were issued to People's Party of Canada financial agents for failing to submit financial returns for their various riding associations.
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