The Liberal Party of Canada heeded the call from many of its MPs to strengthen security around the upcoming vote to replace Justin Trudeau as prime minister and party leader.
The party announced the rules for the contest on Jan. 9 and at the same time updated the requirements around who can become a registered Liberal.
“Protecting the integrity of our democratic process, while still engaging as many people as possible, is one of the Liberal Party of Canada’s top priorities,” the party said in a statement.
The new rules align with other major political parties by preventing foreign nationals from become party members….