Felony disenfranchisement is the exclusion from voting of people otherwise eligible to vote due to conviction of a criminal offense, usually restricted to the more serious class of crimes deemed felonies. Prisoners and those convicted of felonies have full voting rights in Canada.
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@9D4R2DY2yrs2Y
Yes, except for felons convicted of violent; financial; and/or sexual crimes
Only depending on their crime if it’s super bad no if you did something not so bad they can vote Don’t kill my kid then expect to vote. 🖕🖕🖕🖕
@93Q7B6HNew Democratic3yrs3Y
Yes as long as the crime they commited was not a hate crime towards another.
They should write a paper first on why they wanna vote and the importance it has too them on who they vote for. their vote would not be private/ anonymous. and they would need to provide a reason to whom the chose to vote for
@8W56MJS4yrs4Y
Yes, but only after being free for 2 years.
@8VJZW9WNew Democratic4yrs4Y
Yes, unless acts of terror/treason
@8VHM4PKNew Democratic4yrs4Y
It really depends on the crime. If you have taken another humans life, your rights should be removed as theirs were. If you have someone in for conspiracy against our government, no vote there either.
For petty crimes, yes, let them vote, but once they have been assessed mentally.
@8V38DM6New Democratic4yrs4Y
Yes, but the criminally insane cannot vote
@8TLY4JFNew Democratic4yrs4Y
No, unless the crime was a minor offence.
@8TJYS944yrs4Y
It isn't my say as to who should and shouldn't be able to vote
@8T4TDBLNew Democratic4yrs4Y
Yes, after the public/government can confirm in some way that the individual has moved on from their past felonies.
@8RYSMG24yrs4Y
Yes, but only if they have taken emotional accountability for their crime. They have understood what they did was wrong.
@8RQR553New Democratic4yrs4Y
Criminals should be banned from voting while they are serving their sentence.
@8R89JNW4yrs4Y
Only if the next PM will affect them because its the end of their sentence.
@8QJTRHRNew Democratic4yrs4Y
yes after mental evaluation
@8PW3MV4New Democratic4yrs4Y
Yes, granted they are of sound mind.
@8PPLF2TNew Democratic4yrs4Y
again. another instance of a .5 vote.
@8PKNBWCNew Democratic4yrs4Y
yes except for the felons who are convicted for a violent crime or a sex crime
Sure but inky serving the right amount of time and going to a psychiatrist for help if needed.
@8KG9P6D4yrs4Y
Yes, but only depending on their crime (such as whether or not their crime was racially motivated or not, whether they're a serial killer or sexual predator, etc.)
@8W65L6QNew Democratic4yrs4Y
Only if they seem like responsible and clear-headed voters.
@8VMR3VFNew Democratic4yrs4Y
Yes but only after a competence test
@8SDPQV64yrs4Y
depends how big the crime is
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