Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Jim Bronskill
Publication Date: August 11, 2025 - 19:44
Ontario Court of Appeal rules federal voting system is constitutional
August 11, 2025
A panel of three Ontario Court of Appeal judges unanimously affirmed the constitutionality of Canada’s first-past-the-post electoral system in a ruling released on Monday.
The system, laid out in the Canada Elections Act, sees the candidate who receives the most votes in a given riding or electoral district become the member of Parliament.
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