Okay. It was my opinion that we would discuss it at the beginning of each meeting, and in fact, Monsieur Guimond, that was exactly my thought.
So let's proceed, ladies and gentlemen. We have about four hours left--not today--it's two hours today, thank you, and two hours on Tuesday. We are coming to most of the points that we've had all the information on.
Yesterday we left off with recommendation 1.15, so we will proceed today with recommendation 1.16, “Voting by Electors Absent from the Country for More Than Five Consecutive Years”. The Chief Electoral Officer is of the view that this provision deprives certain individuals of the right to vote and could be contrary to section 3 of the Charter of Rights. It says:
Section 11(d) of the Act prohibits voting by persons who have been absent from the country for a period exceeding five consecutive years. The Chief Electoral Officer recommends removing this limitation for persons who intend to return to Canada as residents.
Any discussion on that?