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Evidence of meeting #13 for Electoral Reform in the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was representation.
A video is available from Parliament.
Evidence of meeting #13 for Electoral Reform in the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was representation.
A video is available from Parliament.
4:35 p.m.
Liberal
Sherry Romanado Liberal Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyne, QC
Do you feel that people are able to educate themselves about 15 candidates?
4:35 p.m.
Prof. Arend Lijphart
I think they may not know everything about all of the candidates, but they're likely to know the more prominent candidates. This is a theoretical problem. When you look at the practice, for instance in Ireland, it is not a problem that voters really have to struggle with.
4:35 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia
Thank you very much.
Thank you to the witnesses.
Your remarks were very interesting and enriching, from both intellectual and empirical perspectives. We are especially grateful that you came to meet with us during the summer, in mid-August. Thank you very much for your time and for sharing your experience and ideas with us. You are now free to carry on with your daily activities.
However, I invite the members to stay for about two minutes to study a very simple motion.
Thank you, Mr. Lijphart, for being with us from San Francisco today. It has been interesting to hear what you have to say.
Thank you, Mr. Pelletier. It was a pleasure to meet you after coming to know you through the media and on the political stage.
Colleagues, we have to deal with a housekeeping matter. As you know, the committee has an electronic survey on its website for the purpose of e-consultation around this question. We'd like to publish a press release, and we can only do that with your approval. The press release will give the public until October 7 to complete the survey if they wish to do so. The beauty of October 7 is that it is consistent with other deadlines we've set. For example, we've set October 7 as a deadline for submitting requests to appear and for submitting briefs, and so it will all be consistent.
Do you agree to our going ahead with a press release with this date?
4:40 p.m.
Some hon. members
Agreed.
4:40 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia
Thank you very much.
The subcommittee will meet next door in room C-120 in about 15 minutes, and then we'll be back here at 6 o'clock for another set of hearings.
Thank you very much.