We agree with Mr. Kingsley on two other points, to which we return election after election. They are the date of birth and the single elector number. I've had discussions with Elections Canada on the subject, and they have studied the matter to determine what would be possible to do.
The problem is that, depending on the version of the list we receive—during an election, we receive three lists and a final list is subsequently sent to us—the elector sequence numbers, which are one way of recognizing electors in the polling divisions, are constantly changed. Consequently, supporters who work in the various electoral districts after the election campaign have trouble dealing with the information they have gathered on election day.
The other problem that this could solve is the problem of elector information cards. All parties agree on that. Their distribution by Canada Post in apartment buildings poses a problem. Letter carriers simply take the cards and leave them at the entrance, so that anyone who goes to a polling station with the voter information cards of all the residents in his building can vote.
If we had the date of birth, when a person whose date of birth was 1928 and who looked 20 presented himself, the clerk and the deputy returning officer could ask him questions to determine whether he is really the person registered.
These are the three main recommendations we wanted to talk to you about. However, a number of Mr. Kingsley's other recommendations could be discussed during the question period.