I think the issue of vouching and the issue of the information card or whatever are two different issues. In the case of vouching the person vouching needs to be identified as to their own identity and so on. In essence every head of an electoral commission would basically tell you that vouching is important.
The fact of the matter is candidates and parties also have people in the polling stations. To a large extent that is a safeguard that you cannot just eliminate from any discussion. There is a series of safeguards, if you want, around that.
To a large extent I don't think we have seen people in Canada coming out as we had with the robocalls and so on and saying that there is a scandal about using vouching or using the card. That's just not happening. In essence if you have a charter that tells you have the right to vote, bureaucratic measures don't trump that.
To say you have a list of 13 or whatever pieces of paper does not address that issue. If you have safeguards around, that's fine, but on the other hand you also have to ensure that the process works.
One of the issues with a lot of the paperwork being required is that it blocks the process. It is not necessarily true that all the paperwork we ask for is important. As a matter of fact in this bill you say we don't want the date of birth anymore; we want the year of birth. Does it really matter if it's November or whatever?
It's not true that everything we're requiring that is imposing issues is truly required. On the other hand, at least on the vouching, I don't think you can say you'll take it out and tough luck if you cannot vote. That ain't going to work; I'm sorry.