David Krayden: There Should be No Meddling With Canada’s Election Laws

Commentary The NDP is boasting that it’s in talks with the Liberal government, with whom it has a de-facto coalition, to discuss “electoral reform,” according to CTV News. They want to change a process that is expertly managed by Elections Canada and is arguably a model for the world into something that could potentially undermine the integrity of the process. Specifically, the discussions are on amending that model to approve an “expanded” voting period of at least three days, allowing voters to cast their ballots at any polling place and increasing the use of mail-in ballots. You could say it’s a highway to hell paved with good intentions, but when politicians facing re-election begin to tamper with the voting process, we should be more than just suspicious. We should be afraid....