I noted down the three or four comments you made concerning the recent election campaign and I already look forward to receiving your list of complains. We are taking this very seriously, just as we did after the last election. I won't answer every question you asked, since you asked me not to.
There are three main parts to Bill C-2 which affect the Election Act: the appointment of returning officers, my office being for subject to the Access to Information Act, and the consequences of the role of the Attorney General for the role of commissioner. Let me be honest with you: we are currently reviewing all of that in detail. As you said, this is a major bill which will also have a very substantial impact on the Elections Act. The three factors I mentioned before are enough to make that obvious.
Here is what I would be prepared to do. I will obviously be called to testify before the committee which would be struck as part of Bill C-2. I would like to testify there first given that that committee would be mandated for this very purpose, and then come back to you to provide additional testimony which you seem to be interested in hearing. Moreover, I'll do all of that without delay. I've never required several months' notice, nor will I require such notice in these particular circumstances. After I've testified before the legislative committee, I'll be ready to testify here concerning the issues as a whole. Your committee will not have to summon me. I'd be pleased to appear.