1. The History of the Vote in Canada
May 23, 2012

2. British North America Only a small percentage were eligible to vote
Those eligible were men who paid a certain amount of taxes or owned assets or properties of a certain value
The first legislative assembly was created in Nova Scotia in 1758
By 1972, New Brunswick, PEI, Upper Canada & Lower Canada all had their own legislative assemblies

3. Electoral Boundaries
Electoral boundaries were changed in 1840 by Governor General Lord Sydenham
This made it harder for opponents to vote

4. Confederation Confederation occurred in 1867
The Constitution Act of 1867 was established
Prime Minister John A. Macdonald promised not to let any other colonies join Confederation without input from the Canadian electors

5. Becoming a Right
After Confederation, all provinces extended voting rights
Changing the rights brought in more true votes
Until 1885, provinces individually decided eligibility
Federal Parliament took over deciding voting rights for 13 years

6. Fraudulent Voting
Became a common practice in the early years after Confederation
Electors were bribed with money, food & alcohol
Americans and the deceased were listed as voting

7. Woman’s Right to Vote
After Confederation, women were not allowed to vote under any circumstance
Suffragists petitioned and introduced bills into the provincial legislatures
Manitoba was the first province to all women to vote in 19
By 1918, women had the right to vote across Canada

8. Modern Day Voting
In 1920, Canada adapted to the Dominion Elections Act
This act grew to become the Canada Elections Act
Is incorporated with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

9. Discrimination
There are still forms of discrimination in the voting system
For example, until 1960,Canadian Natives were not eligible to vote unless they gave up their treaty rights and were filed under Indian status

10. Accessibility Advance voting stations Special ballots
Level access for people using wheelchairs
Mobile voting stations
English voting information
French voting information

11. The Rules for the Election
May 23, 2012

12. RULES FOR DEBATES DO NOT talk over the person speaking
Always stand when you are talking
Wait until the debater is done talking until you answer back

13. CAMPAIGNING NO covering other candidates posters, or drawing on them
Posters should only be hung up in the class room and History & Geography hall
Try to make less than 50 posters, can be any size
NO negative posters
No negative posters about other candidates

14. CAMPAIGNING ABSOLUTELY NO BRIBING for votes
Do not vote for someone because they are your friend, vote for the candidate that has the best argument
Posters must be approved by a CEO or Ms. Nave before being posted

15. CONDUCT(BEHAVIOR) Use quiet voices Wait for your turn to speak
Be attentive
Stay seated
No other conversations during debates

16. CONSEQUENCES If any of these rules are broken you must....
Dance AND sing in front of the class OR
Your voting privilege will be taken away