Agreed.
Evidence of meeting #29 for Procedure and House Affairs in the 41st Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was election.
A video is available from Parliament.
Evidence of meeting #29 for Procedure and House Affairs in the 41st Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was election.
A video is available from Parliament.
12:55 p.m.
Some hon. members
Agreed.
1 p.m.
Green
Elizabeth May Green Saanich—Gulf Islands, BC
I thank my colleagues from the bottom of my heart.
Mr. Shrybman, I don't think you've had adequate time to explain the benefit of amending section 524 as you suggest. Could you use any seconds remaining to explain it?
1 p.m.
Board Member, Council of Canadians
It's just to give electors the right to bring an action so they would have the right to discover the database of a political party and to name the political party as the defendant. That would empower electors to defend their democratic franchise in a meaningful way, a way that wasn't fully available to the clients I represented in the cases we brought.
1 p.m.
Green
Elizabeth May Green Saanich—Gulf Islands, BC
In your opinion, could what occurred in the 2011 election campaign occur again if there are no changes?
1 p.m.
Board Member, Council of Canadians
Yes, I expect that it will occur again and it will be harder to detect.
1 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Joe Preston
Thank you, Ms. May.
Thank you all today. We will gather again later as good friends at about seven o'clock tonight. I believe we're at 1 Wellington.
We are adjourned.