What is the test for a broad and liberal interpretation of the Canadian Electoral Reform Act?

Manitoba, Canada


The following excerpt is from Oppermann v. Brown et al., 2010 MBQB 280 (CanLII):

It is well established that statutes conferring the right to vote should be interpreted with the aim of enfranchising as many voters as possible. In Haig v. Canada, 1993 CanLII 58 (SCC), [1993] 2 S.C.R. 995 at p. 1058-9, Cory J. stated: The right to vote is of fundamental importance to Canadians and to our Canadian democracy. In the interpretation of all enfranchising statutes the provisions granting the right to vote should be given a broad and liberal interpretation. Every effort should be made to interpret the statute to enfranchise the voter. Conversely every effort should be made to limit the scope of provisions which tend to disenfranchise the voter.

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