From the perspective of CNIB, the amendments that we would like to see are specifically around strengthening and being more directive with the Chief Electoral Officer to do the testing and to create a more accessible voting process. That's our key issue that we would like to put forward.
If that's not amended, we would then be reliant on the Chief Electoral Officer to decide that he wants to do that, or reliant on government to say, “You need to go do that and give them a pilot.” If it's in the bill and in the legislation, they would be required to, and they would be more focused on it.
What I can say is that in the last federal election, I went to the polling station by myself, but with my dog. As good as these dogs are, they don't read. I went to the polling station, and they gave me someone who took me through the process. They took me into the little cubicle and I told them who to mark the ballot for. They marked it, and my dog and I left.
After I left, I wondered who I voted for, because I didn't know that person from anybody. I didn't know their name. I didn't know who they were. All I knew was that they promised somebody that they would mark it honestly and that they would keep my ballot secret. But I didn't know that person. I didn't have any clue. I could have voted for somebody completely different; I had no idea.