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LILLEY: Liberal rules mean non-citizens could be choosing next prime minister

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Liberal Party allows people who are non-citizens of Canada and who are as young as 14 to vote in leadership races.

It means a 14-year-old from Wuhan in China , a 15-year .

old from Belgorod in Russia or a 17-year.old student from Gandhinagar in India could have as much impact as voters from Etobicoke , Calgary or Ottawa .

The last Liberal leadership contest that elected Trudeau in 2013 , there were just 104,552 votes cast.

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