PPAS 2110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Agnes Macphail, Elections Canada, Rob Ford
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Recent times, that there is a decline in people actually voting. Before those who could vote need to be a white man who could own property. Those who cannot vote: not a citizen, under the age of 18 years old, certain mental illness. Right to vote for women in canadian provincial elections. The famous five, where women were not considered qualified person. ^ highlights the person case the supreme court rejected their claim, then in london, the judicial committee, accepted their claim that women are qualified person. Nellie clung, born in sudbury, ontario, and only grade 6 education, learn to read in grade 10. ^ quebec took a long time to grant women"s right to vote because it was during the time of wwii, women started to enter the labor force. Timeline of history of the vote for federal elections in canada. Agnes macphail was the first president of the ccs (the ndp)