Sorry, let me finish, because I think we have actually...although you may not see that yet. Let me explain what I'm saying here.
What has been indicated today is that, say, for example, we did talk about the fact that a driver's licence obviously is something that qualifies you for all...you know, it has the address, it has the name, it has the identification required. If one doesn't have that, we've indicated, on the reserve for a status Indian, that the status card, which you've indicated you were not sure how many have, but that is certainly one option available to prove identity.
There's a whole host of others and I could list off a few of the more common ones. There are 39, of course. You know, a health card, a birth certificate, a passport or other proof of citizenship, a credit or a debit card, any other kind of provincial ID card, those are just a few that I'll list and there are many others that could be used. If one has that and then has the attestation that can be provided by any authority from the council or the band office, that's what would be required to vote.
I know in earlier questioning, Ms. Christiansen, you indicated that you weren't aware of that. I suspect there are probably others who are not aware of that. That tells me that the provisions that we have in the fair elections act, which require Elections Canada to better inform people and better educate people about the ways that they can vote, would be very helpful and useful for individuals all across Canada. But we think we've identified that, particularly on the first nation reserve today, it would be helpful to you because you had indicated you weren't aware of that.
What I'm curious about is whether you feel that if you were better informed about that, more people would be able to get out and vote. If they were aware that with one piece of ID and an attestation, they could get out and vote with that, would that be something, requiring Elections Canada to better inform people, that would be helpful?