Good afternoon and welcome, everyone, to meeting number six of the Special Committee on Electoral Reform.
With us today are three subject matter experts. First, we have Professor R. Kenneth Carty, from the University of British Columbia. Next, we have Professor Brian Tanguay, from Wilfrid Laurier University.
We also have Nelson Wiseman, who is the director of the Canadian studies program and professor in the department of political science at the University of Toronto.
I think this is a very interesting point in our hearings, because we've heard from the minister and we've heard from the Chief Electoral Officer and the former chief electoral officer, but now we're really starting to look, from an academic perspective in many ways, at electoral systems, comparative electoral systems, and comparative experiences across countries.
We're really looking forward to hearing from all of you today so that you can share with us the fruits of your research over time on these important questions and allow us to get a perspective that we can take into further hearings and also when we travel across the country.
Without further ado, I'll hand the floor over to Mr. Carty.
The floor is yours for 10 minutes.