而且违法的后果还很严重,CBC的报道中指出,违法者将被追究 最少$10,000的罚款,2年的监禁以及最高7年不能再参选。 (It is illegal to pay for votes or provide any kind of inducement to vote, according to section 123 of the Vancouver Charter. Penalties range from a $10,000 fine, two years in jail and a maximum seven-year prohibition on holding elected office.)