We will check on this and we'll get the wording down.
The next section, recommendation 1.9, deals with the same sort of contentious issue, hiring and payment of temporary Elections Canada staff. It would appear that the Public Service Employment Act requires the employment of such folks for 90 days.
If you want to read through that, you can:
The Chief Electoral Officer feels that Elections Canada needs to retain these employees for a maximum period of 175 days. He proposes that the Act be amended to allow the Chief Electoral Officer to hire temporary workers for the direct preparation for, and the conduct of, elections and that the Chief Electoral Officer determine the duration of such employment. Other temporary workers would be subject to the Public Service Employment Act time limits. The Chief Electoral Officer proposes an amendment to section 20 to the Canada Elections Act, by dividing it into two parts: one part for those temporary employees directly involved in the preparation for, and the conduct of elections; and the other part for other temporary employees that support the work of the Chief Electoral Officer.
I'm getting a lot of nods indicating yes, so maybe we should just put the question.
Mr. Preston.