Procedure and House Affairs committee  It is a suggestion that we could consider. It is not something that we are presently discussing. You just brought it up this morning.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Maybe. I will discuss it, weigh the pros and cons, and consider any other factors that may need to be taken into account. It is certainly something that we could consider.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I counted five questions.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  We strongly encourage returning officers to meet with party representatives, be they MPs, candidates, or representatives from constituency associations. I will check to see if the process has been followed, but I understood that MPs had been consulted about revisions to polling d

Procedure and House Affairs committee  The notes deal with office space for the returning officers. Polling stations as such have still to be confirmed.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I have no objection to that at all. I am telling you that I support the idea.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Yes.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  As regards preliminary preparations given Bill C-31, I do not know if I have any more time to talk about it.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I can say that very, very preliminary work has been done. I have to point out that none of the training given to elections staff up to now to prepare for a vote that could take place at any moment refers to C-31 because we do not have the final text. Senate consideration has just

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I don't have a firm date.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I would like to discuss it with the advisory committee of political parties, which will take place in June. To me, there's no great urgency to close that list until the bill comes through the Senate, but I think it's good to start thinking about this matter.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I would welcome bringing any advice or any information that would help us solidify this list. The list was distributed for consultation purposes. It was also distributed to all political parties. So far, only two parties have responded, and we're still waiting to get additional c

Procedure and House Affairs committee  We have targeted revisions in those ridings or in areas within ridings where we are aware there's high mobility and significant change in the demographic of the population. So we would identify that area for targeted revision. We will also be looking at some improvements in poll

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I will be glad to discuss it further.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  It is $500,000.