If the sovereignty rests with the Parliament of Canada and, in this age of accountability we're now in, with the Federal Accountability Act, making sure that when something is written into law the law is carried out appropriately is tricky when you have laws that are so vague. For instance, you have laws that say you need two pieces of authorized identification. What is authorized? Well, I'll go ask this person. This person is not elected. This person doesn't sit in the House. He can't answer questions in question period. That's a real concern.
With all due respect to the current office holder in that position, whether it's the Chief Electoral Officer or some other agent of the government, ultimately they should have some very clear guidelines as to what types of activity are acceptable, or in this case, what types of identification are acceptable.
Again, with due respect to the current office holder, the Canadian Federation of Students has made efforts to create situations where more students can vote. For example, in the January 2006 election, we made a very concentrated effort to get more polling stations on campus, and even in residences. We have some residences that house 2,000 to 3,000 people, which is probably about five times larger than some other polling districts within electoral ridings. The Chief Electoral Officer simply said he was sorry but that someone had already drawn lines on the map and they couldn't put one there. It would have been nice if there were some recourse to the Parliament of Canada to say “Look, these students aren't voting”. It would be helpful if this were the case.