I would like to continue talking about Mr. Lukiwski's questions and Mr. Willard's answers. I actually don't see why that should be mutually exclusive. There is no reason not to be able to simply tell the Elections Canada officials that their agency should focus on that, without necessarily preventing it from implementing all the other existing programs.
My question is perhaps more for Mr. Brown and Mr. Shannon.
Let me start by reading the subclause about communication with electors with disabilities. The bill states:
The Chief Electoral Officer shall ensure that any information provided under subsection (1) is accessible to electors with disabilities.
That means information about how to vote.
Mr. Brown, that's not bad, as you so well pointed out in your presentation. It is a good thing and we are happy to see it in the bill. However, the existing subsection in the Canada Elections Act states:
The Chief Electoral Officer may implement public education and information programs to make the electoral process better known to the public, particularly to those persons and groups most likely to experience difficulties in exercising their democratic rights.
I am particularly astonished about what Mr. Shannon told us earlier. You talked about a 20% difference. In your presentation you said:
Research has shown that people with disabilities are 20% less likely to vote than those without a disability.
You must surely think that people with disabilities are directly targeted by that subsection, which talks about those most likely to experience difficulties in exercising their democratic rights, correct?