I have a question for the panel, because we have, as you said, negatived amendments around vouching and statutory declaration.
We did hear a witness statement about the concerns of citizens being able to vote if they don't have identification and someone then has to vouch for them. I'd turn to the example that we had from those who are working in our shelters, wherein there is a problem, and quite frankly, with people who are from first nations. There were some concerns about having proper identification, vouching, and people being on the list.
I just want to make sure I'm understanding what we have in front of us. What we have presently is that if someone doesn't have photo ID and needs to have someone vouch for them, the only way that can happen is if one person hasn't already vouched for someone else, and that one person has to be on the voters list.
What we're effectively saying is that people, citizens, can't be sworn in and can't get on the voters list to vote if they do not have someone from that riding who is on the voters list to vouch for them. That's the predicament. If that were to happen, then they wouldn't be eligible to vote. Is that correct?