Ya'ara Saks at the Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Committee

On February 14th, 2023. See this statement in context.

February 14th, 2023 / 4:40 p.m.

Liberal

Ya'ara Saks Liberal York Centre, ON

So we should lean into that precision language from before.

I'm going to move from there to CLC and Ms. Vipond and Mr. Luff.

We saw in the last municipal election in Toronto that voter turnout was at its lowest level ever. It was the same thing with the provincial election in Ontario. There was also a low voter turnout, as our colleagues know, in 2021 across the country.

What is the impact when we look at something like this trawler effect of volunteers and that looseness you have referenced with your 3.5 million members across the country? Are we going to make it less accessible for individuals to be part of the democratic process, and what risk does that put on representation overall of our citizenship and their rights?

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