Thank you, Madam Chair, and thank you to both of our witnesses for being here today.
We certainly have had the luxury of seeing many provinces go through elections that help us to inform our decisions. Your participation today is extremely valued, in that you are making the job from the federal perspective so much easier, given that you're able to share your experiences.
Mr. Boda, I'll start with you. In a CBC article dated October 24, you said, “In 2016, we had about one per cent of voters who took advantage of the vote by mail process.” “One per cent is around 4,000. In this case, as of [Tuesday], over 40,000 ballot applications had been received.”
Were you referring to mail-in ballot applications there?