You're right. There is a lot in this bill that speaks to shared objectives our leaders have to make the electoral system more accessible and ensure the continued confidence of Canadians in the electoral system, so I look forward to the committee's work in this regard.
I don't remember that specific incident, although I was in the House 10 years ago, but I remember the so-called “unfair elections act” that the Conservative government introduced. I think I mentioned it in an answer to a previous question. It deliberately tried to restrict the ability of persons to show up at a polling station with the card they received in the mail saying, “This is the advance polling date. This is the election date. You vote at this location.”
We've all received those cards. When we're canvassing before an election, people get their card to ask questions about it. This is a normal thing. We thought that was a reasonable way for people to present themselves at the polling station and confirm their identity. The Conservatives sought to make it more difficult.