I'm sorry, Madam Chair, I just have to clarify.
This amendment basically gives under proposed paragraph 558.1(6)(b), I guess it would be—in the actual written document that I have here, on page 11 of our package—the adaptation power to waive the requirement for a witness signature.
Under that, within the context of a pandemic election, I think what we're saying is that the electronic signatures could be collected without the need for a witness signature. That's really what we're debating right here, right now. I think what you've described sounds like a program or a plan for the future that simplifies...or creates a system that is perhaps a topic for another day. I understand that it's related, and fundamentally it would be great to make this as easy as possible. I think in terms of the intentions of this amendment, what I'm trying to clarify is the timeline for implementing that, should it come into force. Can Elections Canada already do this?
It seems to me, Mr. Roussel, that you said that it can already be done. If we remove the witness and waive the need for a witness, it could potentially be done even more easily.
I'm trying to clarify to make sure that we all understand what this amendment would actually put into force in terms of the changes necessary for a pandemic election.
Can you clarify again for us the timelines for doing what's in this particular amendment, and not maybe the plans for electronic signatures in the future, which I understand is also a priority?