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PPC Candidate Barred From Campaigning
Update to this, see end for letter from Elections Canada
Maxime Bernier, PPC leader, has been barred from all debates in the current federal election. He was barred despite the PPC obtaining 5% of the popular vote in the 2021 election. Using similar dirty tactics, (yesterday) March 28th, Mathieu Dufort was barred for campaigning inside John Abbott college. The college simply made up a technicality to prevent us from entering and called security to enforce their undemocratic tactics.
We have documentation that shows we have a right to campaign in all public spaces.
The police were contacted and it took the administration at the public college 1 hour to discover a semi-plausible excuse to bar us. Their tactic worked and the police request that we wait for clarification from Elections Canada before we proceed was enforced.
We are currently in contact with elections Canada and we believe that we will successfully overturn the 'dirty' decision by the college. However, this does not stop us from being delayed from entering best campaign location in the Lac St-Louis riding.
This is how woke Liberals are successfully distorting the democratic process. They are using legal process to cause opposition difficulty. Unfortunately, it is working.
PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL
April 3, 2025
Mark Sibthorpe
105 Braebrook
Pointe-Claire (Quebec) H9R 1T3
File # 2025-0587 and 2025-0587-1
Mark Sibthorpe:
Thank you for your complaint dated March 28, 2025, concerning canvassing by a federal political candidate or his or her representative in a public place.
The Commissioner of Canada Elections is responsible for ensuring that the Canada Elections Act (the Act) is complied with and enforced.
The relevant section of the Act reads as follows:
Canada Elections Act
81.1 (1) No person who is in control of a building, land, street or any other place, any part of which is open without charge to members of the public, whether on a continuous, periodic or occasional basis — including any commercial, business, cultural, historical, educational, religious, governmental, entertainment or recreational place — may prevent a candidate or his or her representative from campaigning in or on that part when it is open without charge to members of the public.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of a place if campaigning in or on it would be incompatible with the function and purpose of the place or inconsistent with public safety.
As you indicated in a previous email, we also refer you to the Interpretation Note: 2021-03 (July 2021) from Elections Canada, related to Canvassing and Campaigning in Residential Areas and Public Places.
This Interpretation Note indicates, among other information, that:
“The Canada Elections Act (CEA) sets out the rights of candidates and their representatives to canvass and campaign in residential buildings (section 81) and public places (section 81.1). It also sets out exceptions that may be invoked to limit those rights. This interpretation note aims to answer questions raised in recent federal elections about how these provisions apply. It touches on additional considerations when the premises contain a polling station or returning office.
When does a person gain the rights of access of a candidate?
For the purpose of gaining access to canvass and campaign under sections 81 and 81.1, a person becomes a candidate only when their nomination is confirmed during the election period by the local returning officer. This is different from becoming a candidate for political financing purposes, which happens as soon as they conduct financial transactions for their election campaign.
Therefore, while a prospective candidate is at the stage of gathering signatures to support their nomination, the rights of access at sections 81 and 81.1 do not apply. The rights extend only from the date the candidate is confirmed by the returning officer until election day. This applies to both the candidate and their representatives.
Once a candidate is confirmed, they receive a notice of confirmation from the returning officer. They are also given a copy of a letter from the Chief Electoral Officer, explaining a candidate's rights of access. These documents can be shown to the person in control of the premises to support the candidate's or their representatives' right to canvass or campaign there. A person in control who wishes to verify the status of a candidate may also consult the Elections Canada website, which lists all the confirmed candidates during an election period or call the local returning officer.
It is recommended that a candidate's representative also carry with them a letter from the candidate, indicating that they have been authorized to act as a representative for the purpose of campaigning or canvassing. This supporting document may help representatives exercise their rights more easily.”
According to your complaint, the incident you reported took place on March 28, 2025. Following a verification on the Canada Elections website on April 1, 2025, it appears that on March 28, 2025, Mathieu Dufour was not listed as a confirmed candidate in the riding of Lac-Saint-Louis (Quebec). Since Mathieu Dufour was not a confirmed candidate on March 28, 2025, the rights of access at sections 81 and 81.1 of the Act do not apply.
In light of the information provided above, we have concluded that the circumstances as described do not appear to contravene any provisions of the Act, and as such, cannot be pursued by our Office.
We thank you for your interest in the electoral process. For more information about the Office of the Commissioner of Canada Elections, please visit our Web site at: http://www.cef-cce.ca/.
Sincerely,
The Office of the Commissioner of Canada Elections
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