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Canada Elections Act

Version of section 91 from 2019-01-19 to 2024-03-06:


Marginal note:Publishing false statement to affect election results

  •  (1) No person or entity shall, with the intention of affecting the results of an election, make or publish, during the election period,

    • (a) a false statement that a candidate, a prospective candidate, the leader of a political party or a public figure associated with a political party has committed an offence under an Act of Parliament or a regulation made under such an Act — or under an Act of the legislature of a province or a regulation made under such an Act — or has been charged with or is under investigation for such an offence; or

    • (b) a false statement about the citizenship, place of birth, education, professional qualifications or membership in a group or association of a candidate, a prospective candidate, the leader of a political party or a public figure associated with a political party.

  • Marginal note:Clarification

    (2) Subsection (1) applies regardless of the place where the election is held or the place where the false statement is made or published.

  • 2000, c. 9, s. 91
  • 2001, c. 21, s. 10(E)
  • 2018, c. 31, s. 61

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