Chief Electoral Officer Marc Mayrand told a House of Commons committee yesterday that the 2006 general election cost about $277–million — including the costs of reimbursements paid to candidates and to parties.
Mayrand was at the committee to comment on proposals to add two more advance polling days into general elections. The bill for two more days, he figures, will come to $34–million, which means general elections in Canada will cost more than $300–million.