I don't want to overly complicate the system, and that actually wasn't what was recommended by the committee. A slightly different system was recommended by this committee, and that's what we adopted. The Chief Electoral Officer indicated that the system you refer to as the bingo card system would cost anywhere from $10 million to $23 million in additional staff and resources. That would be a considerable change.
That being said, I was actually fascinated to hear and learn about the bingo system. In Ontario we have what are known as “draggers' lists”, and we just compare our lists of identified party supporters with the marked-up voters' lists. You will still be able to—and you may not use the term—“drag” your supporters to the polls, but that will still be a possible course with the updated voters' lists you will be provided with. It seems to me you will be given the opportunity on election day to compare that with the marked-up voters' list.
I'm open to the suggestions of this committee, but it seems to me that an expenditure of that type is a considerable change to what we have before us here. Quite frankly, I think at this point in the legislative process it might unduly complicate the passage and implementation of this bill.