Thank you, Chair.
Welcome, Mr. Kingsley. It's good to see you back again.
Although you were always very forthright in your discussions with us, when you were last here as the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada, obviously you had to be somewhat circumspect in offering any opinions. I don't think you have any constraints in that regard now, being a private citizen. So I'm very interested in your honest opinion on a couple of questions, because you were the only Chief Electoral Officer who administered a referendum—there's only been one since 1992—and you have intimate knowledge of both the Referendum Act and referendums themselves. These are questions the committee has dealt with and continues to deal with.
Do you think referendums should be expanded? Should they be broadened to include referendums in the public's interest, as opposed to merely issues of the Constitution? Secondly, are there any specific changes to the Referendum Act that you would recommend, based on what you've seen and how you've worked with that act over the years?