Thank you for your question, Mrs. Gill. I am very pleased to see you at the committee today.
I really took note of the concerns raised by the Union of Quebec Municipalities. When I was the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities, I think the mayor of Gaspé was the president of the organization. I know the quality of its work and the importance of ensuring, as much as possible, that a federal election does not coincide with another fixed-date election. It applies to a large number of municipalities. However, based on my understanding—although you know better than I do—in the case of your province, it has to do with advance polls.
I would imagine your committee is going to look into the issue of the date. That is in fact the challenge with a fixed-date election. The fall is a very busy electoral period. There were four provincial elections this season. Political parties want our government to fall and to call an election right now.
We can talk about Nova Scotia’s case.