My concern, Mr. Chair, is that we're actually looking to codify into law an experiment when we haven't had any recommendations on it. A byelection is very different from a federal election. This is the kind of thing we could have talked about, but I'm not seeing how realistic it is to put into law something that gives the Chief Electoral Officer the ability to “may”--he “may” implement. I mean, laws are very clear. They're yes or they're no; you do this or you don't. That he “may” implement an experiment, to me, is beyond the purview of this bill.
On December 6th, 2007. See this statement in context.