Bill C-20 (39th Parliament, 2nd Session) committee  As would be the case for someone running in a regular election, a Senate consultation nominee is the only one that can receive contributions through his or her agent. The same rules would apply. Of course, candidates are not allowed to receive contributions with the intention of

Bill C-20 (39th Parliament, 2nd Session) committee  I don't think that would be prohibited—at least not according to my reading of the current provisions. The legislation prohibits the transfer of funds from one party or entity to a nominee.

Bill C-20 (39th Parliament, 2nd Session) committee  It does raise some difficult issues.

Bill C-20 (39th Parliament, 2nd Session) committee  That is a very interesting question. I do not remember seeing any provision whatsoever dealing with that. If that were to happen, it would have to be done mutatis mutandis. Would the provisions of the relevant part of the Elections Act apply? And, how would they apply to a consul

Bill C-20 (39th Parliament, 2nd Session) committee  Yes.

Bill C-20 (39th Parliament, 2nd Session) committee  For sure there would be an education campaign regarding this new feature of our democracy. Again, at the end of the day, it will be for electors to establish whether there is a weighting factor between the choices they are being asked to make. I would only stress that my unders

Bill C-20 (39th Parliament, 2nd Session) committee  No. Personally, I'm not aware.

Bill C-20 (39th Parliament, 2nd Session) committee  We believe we will need at least three years to be able to properly implement Bill C-20, particularly as a result of the single transferable vote. In my comments, I obviously did not consider the fact that, if memory serves me, there are six bills relating to the electoral proce

Bill C-20 (39th Parliament, 2nd Session) committee  That is one of the reasons. But there is also the matter of… If voting days have to be added, as I have already had occasion to mention, it will be even more difficult to recruit election officers than it is now.

Bill C-20 (39th Parliament, 2nd Session) committee  We prepared some very preliminary cost estimates when Bill C-43 was introduced. But I want to emphasize one thing: they were very preliminary. We estimated that implementation would cost between $100 million and $150 million.

Bill C-20 (39th Parliament, 2nd Session) committee  I never look for nightmares. I guess there are two things. The section 33 I was referring to contains the requirement for Elections Canada to publish a guide regarding information on candidates. I believe clause 5 of the bill provides for education programs concerning this new r

Bill C-20 (39th Parliament, 2nd Session) committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. I'm pleased to appear today to speak on Bill C-20, the Senate Appointment Consultations Act. Bill C-20 represents a significant change from at least three perspectives. First, it potentially represents a major reform of Canada's parliamentary institutio