Procedure and House Affairs committee  I don't have anything to add.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Yes, I said at the beginning of the presentation that basically—

Procedure and House Affairs committee  The law would require it.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  There are two ways of addressing the issue. One is to make it a longer period, and then obviously it wouldn't apply to premature elections but it would apply to regular elections that would already be part of it; or to have a permanent list—

Procedure and House Affairs committee  No, it's not people being treated differently. It's the same people. It's not like this group of people is treated one way, and this group of people is treated—

Procedure and House Affairs committee  If you call a premature election, you're treating people differently than what they normally have a right to expect, which is a fixed election date. It does seem to me it goes with the territory. I would prefer the permanent list, but if there are serious problems with that—thi

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Yes, I think that's overall. If there have been changes in the past 10 years or so, they have been in the direction of making access easier rather than the reverse.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Can I just add one thing that I should have answered to Mr. Reid when he asked? This is not a very large group, but it is a real group. This has been studied by academic experts, and what they say is that there is a group of young people who, if they do not vote in that crucial

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I haven't understood why those particular aspects of making it harder are being introduced. Unless somebody gives me a good answer, I'd have to say that this seems to go in the opposite direction, yes.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  If it were some people being treated differently from other people, I would have concern, but here everyone is being treated the same. They're just being treated differently under different circumstances. In a sense, a fixed-date election is not the same as an election called pr

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I didn't quite say that; I said there are very few.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  For a year, and then I assume for another year and so on.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I actually tried to get that data and I couldn't. For example, Sweden, which I've written about, has no particular list. You're assumed to still be eligible to vote based on the previous list, even if you're not in the country, and you can get the necessary material electronica

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Not at all. I think there's a 10-year period in Sweden. If you've been away for 10 years, then you have to re-register.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I assume so. Do you mean that if they wait beyond the 10 years, it would no longer be possible? That I don't know. But in the case of Sweden you can vote at the embassy, you can vote by mail. You can't use proxy voting but you can vote in Swedish local elections if you're away, b