Bill C-203
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1st Session, 39th Parliament,
55 Elizabeth II, 2006
house of commons of canada
BILL C-203
An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (telephone, fax and Internet service to campaign offices)
2000, c. 9
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
1. The Canada Elections Act is amended by adding the following after section 348:
Provision of Services
Provision of services
348.1 Where the official agent of a candidate requests telephone, fax or Internet service for a campaign office of the candidate from a service provider that offers the service in the area where the office is located, the service provider shall provide the service:
(a) within five business days, if
(i) the request is made before the writ is issued, and
(ii) the writ is not issued within three days after the request; or
(b) within 48 hours after the writ is issued, in any other case.
2. Subsection 495(4) of the Act is amended by adding the following after paragraph (h):
(h.1) wilfully contravenes section 348.1 (failure to provide telephone, fax or Internet service in a timely manner);
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