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Asian-Canadians right to vote
In British Columbia people of Chinese ancestry were not allowed vote. The government extended this ban to the Japanese and asians. The 1885 franchise act denied Chinese-Canadians to vote, but in 1898 new legislation extended the franchise to Asian voters. Then the new law stated that if a province discriminated against a group because of race that group would also have no right to vote, meaning that British Columbia residents of Chinese, Japanese and Asian lost their right to vote. -
Military personnel's right to vote
In 1900 the federal government declared that military personnel and war correspondents did not lose the right to vote because of absence for reasons of active duty. The measure, which affected all provinces. Members of Canada's military are able to vote in a federal election, regardless of where in Canada they are stationed or whether they are serving in a foreign land. They voted a few days before most canadians so that their ballots could be sent back to Ottawa in time for counting. -
Women right to vote
Women were given the right to vote federally as of 1918 May 24. the government decided to change women's rights because it was unfair towards them. before this change women were expected to raise children, look after homes, grow the garden, preserve fruit and vegetable's, cook the meals, do laundry and other house chores, the only thing they could not do was vote! -
Aboriginals right to vote
John Diefenbaker was the prime minister of Canada from June 21 1957 to April 22 1963. Diefenbaker government’s key achievement was the extension of the franchise (or the right to vote) in 1960. Some people were concerned that gaining the franchise would lead them to lose the reserve lands. In response, the Diefenbaker government reassured the First Nations people that the right to vote was in fact an additional benefit to living in Canada; nothing would be taken away from them. -
African american voting rights
The fight for African American suffrage raged on for decades. Many brave and impassioned Americans protested and marched, some were arrested and even died working toward voting equality. In 1965, the Voting Rights Act directed the Attorney General to enforce the right to vote for African Americans.
