{"id":843776,"date":"2026-08-03T05:23:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T05:23:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/843776\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T05:23:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T05:23:16","slug":"expanded-powers-for-commissioner-of-canada-elections-allow-timely-action-but-critics-weary-of-potential-for-due-process-violations-the-hill-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/843776\/","title":{"rendered":"Expanded powers for commissioner of Canada Elections allow timely action, but critics weary of potential for due process violations &#8211; The Hill Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n                    Bill C-25 provides Commissioner of Canada Elections Caroline Simard, the enforcer of the Canada Elections Act, new authority to compel witnesses to provide testimony and demand documents for investigations without obtaining a judge&#8217;s warrant.                <\/p>\n<p>                <img width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image lazyload ewww_webp_lazy_load\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6L8A3396_1.t6400c568.m2048.xerR18eZq-e1785498183114.jpg\"  data- data-eio-rwidth=\"1200\" data-eio-rheight=\"600\" src-webp=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6L8A3396_1.t6400c568.m2048.xerR18eZq-e1785498183114.jpg.webp\" srcset-webp=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6L8A3396_1.t6400c568.m2048.xerR18eZq-e1785498183114.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/www.hilltimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6L8A3396_1.t6400c568.m2048.xerR18eZq-e1785498183114-300x150.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.hilltimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6L8A3396_1.t6400c568.m2048.xerR18eZq-e1785498183114-1024x512.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.hilltimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6L8A3396_1.t6400c568.m2048.xerR18eZq-e1785498183114-768x384.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.hilltimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6L8A3396_1.t6400c568.m2048.xerR18eZq-e1785498183114-600x300.jpg.webp 600w\"\/>                     Canada&#8217;s Commissioner of Canada Elections Caroline Simard, left, and Canada&#8217;s Chief Electoral Officer St\u00e9phane Perrault, pictured March 2, 2023, at the Procedure and House Affairs Committee to answer questions about foreign election interference.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade                                <\/p>\n<p>Recently expanded powers for the commissioner of Canada Elections, the person responsible for enforcing the Canada Elections Act, include new investigative tools and higher administrative monetary penalties, which have \u201csome teeth\u201d when it comes to combatting foreign int&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>To keep reading, subscribe and become a political insider.<a id=\"subLinkStoryPage\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hilltimes.com\/get-a-subscription\" style=\"float: left; 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