Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you. Given the—very few, I would say—tangible benefits of going down this road, when we start talking about flexible fixed election dates I'm left with the conclusion that this is much ado about nothing. If we want to keep certain aspects of our current system that allow f

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Certainly we will submit something.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  It's a legitimate point you raise, Mr. Dewar. Whether what's required is vigilance or tighter rules, this concern will have to be addressed. But this reform needs to be part of a bigger package of electoral reform. Fixed election dates alone will do little to address the longer l

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Similarly, it would appear that date is a good one, but I would certainly want to take into account what appears to be a legitimate concern raised by this big moving date in Quebec. I want to particularly signal, similarly, that we talked about student exams. I would venture to s

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you. I believe those are concerns that you raised. There is, of course, the possibility that the moment we get anywhere close to that date we'll be in campaign mode for a very long period. We do see that in the American model. We probably see it in other countries too, bu

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you very much. I would like to thank you, Mr. Chairman and members of the committee, for inviting the Green Party to offer our views today on Bill C-16. I'll take just a few minutes to summarize our views. We do not oppose the bill; however, we do not believe there is an