I have a comment and maybe a quick question for the witnesses as well.
My comment would be out of concern for our friend and colleague, the parliamentary secretary responsible for this file, Mr. Lamoureux. He couldn't comply with a one-day prohibition on advertising, sending out I believe it was seven illegal advertisements during the single-day writ period, reaching 35,000 voters in a riding that's like Mr. Lukiwski's and Mr. Blaikie's, where it was decided, at one point, by a very narrow margin. I feel eminent concern for poor Mr. Lamoureux being able to comply with this rule when he wasn't able to comply with it under a one-day period, but I guess I shouldn't be cheeky about that.
I have a question and I'm not sure whether PCO or Elections Canada would be the appropriate people to ask, but it has to do with the constitutionality of it from a freedom of speech standpoint. The courts have ruled that there are certain restrictions that are appropriate, and obviously we saw that in Harper v. Canada well before Prime Minister Harper became prime minister. It's a fairly famous case. I would be curious as to whether there have been any legal opinions sought on this from that perspective, whether a three-day restriction on advertising would be compliant with the charter.
Have there been any consultations done on that or any information that either PCO or Elections Canada might be able to share on that?