Policy Area
Priority Level
Last Updated
Justice
Immediate
April 11, 2025
The Policy
The RPC will update Elections Canada's mandate to guarantee that electors in prison are able to vote on election day -not through special ballot- and have unrestricted access to publically available political information to make an informed choice.
The Research
Our Broader Stance on:
The very first finding in a 2019 review of the Canadian criminal justice system[1], was that "the [current] system is archaic and has not kept pace with social change [and] some of its values and principles are outdated, including relying too heavily on punishment and incarceration and not enough on rehabilitation."
The RPC believes the justice system should be restorative, proportional, compassionate, ethical, and equitable, not focused on punitive outcomes or corrupted for personal and political gain.