Sean Kilpatrick and Pierre Poilievre

Harper government: Pierre Poilievre, the minister for democratic reform, says the changes will clarify some parts of the bill, according to Brandon Sun. The legislation is designed to ensure that voters outside the country provide identification and proof of citizenship and vote only in the riding where they last resided. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick OTTAWA - The Harper government is proposing seven minor amendments to legislation that would tighten voting rules for expatriates casting ballots from abroad. One change would make it easier for an expatriate to get someone to vouch for their last residence. The change would allow them to get an attestation from anyone living in the same constituency. The existing bill would require them to find someone from the same polling division, a small area with a riding. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.