Thank you, Madam Chair.
Maybe I'll start with a little editorial complaint.
I think Professor Pal is quite right that the courts have been expanding this aspect of section 3. In my humble opinion, they've been unduly restrictive when it comes to another aspect of section 3. The 1991 reference regarding electoral boundaries in Saskatchewan effectively said that we all have the right to vote. It's of no matter if the weight of my vote is grossly disproportional to the weight of someone else's vote based on the arbitrarily sized ridings in which we live. I think that's an unfortunate aspect of Supreme Court jurisprudence that could be revisited at some point in the future.
At any rate, seeing as you raised, Professor Pal, the issue of other countries and how they conduct their overseas polling, I'll ask the question of whether you have any particular model you look at that seems salutary. I think, for example, Australia's mandatory voting laws require that Australians overseas must go and vote at an embassy or consulate, unless they can demonstrate they were beyond a certain number of kilometres. I think to avoid a fine you have to file some kind of document saying you were simply not within reach of the nearest consulate or embassy. Maybe they have some relevant experience.
Rather than putting the model into your mouth, however, why don't you tell me if you have any that seem particularly admirable or effective.