All right. At that time, the power to make changes or to amend the act without having to resort to Parliament was given to Elections Canada by means of regulations.
I will side with Mr. Guimond.
Mr. Lukiwski, you say we should do the study, then the presentation. I'd have to take a look at where we've gotten with that. I remember that we conducted one study, for example, on electoral boundaries. We did a major study on that subject. I would have to see whether we did anything after that.
If we take the trouble to conduct a study, it would be good for the government to be in the mood to make a change as well. You shouldn't make a committee work for months and months without a bill emerging at the end of it. It's always better to know that the government wants the same thing, that is to work on this part of the act to adapt it to the situation today.
It would be good to check with the government. Then, having made the check, we could start a study. Perhaps that's putting the cart before the horse, but, on the other hand, it's good to know where the government is headed with this.