Recommendations of the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs Respecting Specific Issues of Political Financing
January 26, 2007
Table of Contents
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Membership Fees and Tax Credits
- 3. Tax Receipts for Pre-Election Contributions
- 4. Minimum Age for Making Political Contributions
- 5. Exclusion of Certain Services as Contributions
- 6. Limits on Leadership Campaign Spending
- 7. Loans and the Transfer of Candidates' Debts
- 8. Elimination of Threshold for Quarterly Allowance for Parties
- Summary of Section
- Current Law
- Introduction of Quarterly Allowances
- Eligibility for Allowance Under Current Wording of the Act
- Amount of Payment
- When Payments Are Made
- Provincial Comparisons
- Prince Edward Island (Election Expenses Act, section 23)
- New Brunswick (Political Process Financing Act, ss. 31—34)
- Quebec (Elections Act, sections 81—83)
- Constitutional Rulings Affecting Payment of Quarterly Allowance
- Recommendation