The Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) plans to take the federal government to court before the next federal election.
Fair Elections Act
Electoral law was in focus at the University of Ottawa last week when experts from across Ontario discussed the cornerstone of democracy.
It seems as though everyone is highly concerned about this — except for us students. And with only 38.8 per cent of citizens between the ages of 18 and 24 voting, this is not the time to make it harder for students to vote.
Optimistic that the bill will improve the elections process at the federal level, a student lobbyist group at the U of O called Students for Fair Elections is advocating changing the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO) elections to reflect the federal model, in hopes of making it more efficient and fair for everyone.
