Frank v Canada (AG)
Frank v Canada (AG) 2019 SCC 1 is a case decided by the Supreme Court of Canadaregarding the voting rights of expatriate Canadians. The majority in the 5–2 decision struck down a passage in the Canada Elections Act which had limited the right to vote to "a person who has been absent from Canada for less than five consecutive years and who intends to return to Canada as a resident".[1]
Frank v Canada (AG)
Supreme Court of Canada
Hearing: 21 March 2018
Judgment: 10 January 2019
Full case name Frank v. Canada (attorney general)
Citations Frank v. Canada (Attorney General), 2019 SCC 1
Docket No. 36645
Court Membership
Reasons given
Majority Richard Wagner C.J., joined by Moldaver, Karakatsanis, Gascon, JJ.
Concurrence Rowe J.
Dissent Côté and Brown JJ.
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