It sounds like a boat in the America's yacht race.
I will explain this, so I want everyone to open the bill itself and turn to page 40. Go down to proposed subsection 348.06(2) under “Time for filing and contents”.
I'll read proposed subsection 348.06(2):
For each election period to which the agreement applies, the registration notice shall be filed not later than 48 hours after the first call is made under the agreement and shall set out
That's what I'm looking at here because we may have a problem if there's a filing of 48 hours after the first call is made, if it's the day before election day itself. I'm citing a possibility of abuse here, because the rationale is simply that in the 48-hour period, if you make these calls with a robocall—mostly robocalls—if the call is made and then you have 48 hours, that could go past election day itself. Remember, I'm not talking about the writ period. I'm just talking about election day. This is the day prior to election day if the calls are made.
So if there is skullduggery at play—as I'll describe it—many people could call the CRTC to report the calls, but the CRTC will have no idea what the script of the call is, who is making them, and who is receiving them.
So there is a potential for abuse here and I hope that we can close that by amending this to say that prior to the call, you register. I don't have a specific time in there. I'm open to suggestion, but I'm more concerned about the fact that there is that 48-hour period after you make a call to report it. If those calls are made the day before election day, then that could cause problems for election day only to be answered after.
I'm open to questions. Maybe we should let this stand for a while. I understand this is new to everybody. I don't want to be rushing it.