Most Cdns say Fair Elections Act won’t have an impact: poll

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VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – It’s a massive overhaul of the way we vote in Canada, but it seems neither the government nor the opposition have done a very good job promoting their position on the “Fair Elections Act.”

That’s what the findings of a new poll by Abacus Data suggest.

Bruce Anderson with Abacus says only 18 per cent of Canadians feel our elections have been unfair, and so the appetite for the Act is limited.

He adds despite lots of public criticism of it, most people don’t seem to feel the legislation would have much of an impact.

“Nineteen per cent think it will make things better, 21 per cent say it will make things worse, and the rest say they don’t think this Fair Elections Act will really have much impact,” he outlines.

Anderson says the numbers show most people haven’t taken in a lot of the details about the Act and are somewhat on the sidelines in terms of forming opinions.

Fair Elections Act pollHe says this is all an indication the Conservatives have failed to convince us there’s a fairness problem, and that they have the solution.

“But it’s equally fair to say that the opposition parties have not at least to this point anyway, convinced the public that there’s a fairness problem with the Fair Elections Act,” adds Anderson.

Among the changes the Act would bring in would be hiking the amount political parties are allowed to spend during campaigns. The legislation would also take away the ability for someone to vouch for another voter’s identity.

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