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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

1. Introduction

At the conclusion of its June 2006 report, Improving the Integrity of the Electoral Process: Recommendations for Legislative Change, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs indicated that, in the context of a review of overall political financing issues, it intended to address seven specific topics noted in the report:

  • Membership Fees and Tax Credits

  • Tax Receipts for Pre-Election Contributions

  • Minimum Age for Making Political Contributions

  • Exclusion of Certain Services as Contributions

  • Limits on Leadership Campaign Spending

  • Transfer of Candidates' Debts

  • Elimination of Threshold for Quarterly Allowances for Parties

I am pleased to provide the Committee with my recommendations respecting those seven issues in accordance with the undertaking that I provided to the Committee at my appearance before it on October 26, 2006.