Procedure and House Affairs Committee on Feb. 17th, 2022

[The Chair, Liberal, Bardish Chagger]

Mr. Barrett, thank you.

Mr. Turnbull, finish your comments, and we will be at time.

[Ryan Turnbull, Liberal, Whitby, ON]

Thank you, Madam Chair.

I was just stressing the point that Mr. Perrault made, which is how important the trust in our democratic institutions is, and I certainly appreciate his hard work to protect one of our vital institutions. It's just too bad that we see political parties supporting anti-democratic rhetoric. That's something that I think flies in the face of the great work—

[The Chair, Liberal, Bardish Chagger]

Mr. Turnbull—

[Ryan Turnbull, Liberal, Whitby, ON]

—that people like Mr. Perrault do every day.

Thank you very much.

[The Chair, Liberal, Bardish Chagger]

Thank you.

That brings us to the end of round three and almost to the end of our time here together.

Since we don't have time for another round, I am going to ask, Mr. Roussel, if you have any comments you would like to share.

I will give you one minute.

[Michel Roussel]

Thank you, Madam Chair.

I do not have comments to add. Thank you.

[The Chair, Liberal, Bardish Chagger]

We do look forward to your work that you will be providing us in writing for Mr. Vis, as well as other members who have made certain comments, so that we can have that information.

Mr. Perrault, would you like a two-minute closing, maybe, to summarize anything you have heard or would like to share?

[Stéphane Perrault]

Thank you for the opportunity, Madam Chair.

I'm not going to try to attempt to summarize. I always do my best to support the work of the committee and will be happy to provide additional information. If members want to speak to me bilaterally on an issue, I always welcome that as well.

I understand that the committee will be undertaking a range of studies in the future and I will be called to testify then. As I indicated, I do intend to make recommendations to Parliament later this spring, and I look forward to that opportunity as well.

[The Chair, Liberal, Bardish Chagger]

That's excellent. I really appreciate that offer when it comes to each of our ridings. We all have examples of things that took place, and we all want to see more people being able to exercise their democratic right.

I would just reiterate that point: that we should provide all insights we have to the Chief Electoral Officer and his team so we can ensure that we continue to better our systems.

With that, I would like to thank Mr. Perrault and Mr. Roussel on behalf of all committee members for joining us here today for a fruitful exchange, I would say, on quite a variety of topics. It definitely demonstrates the importance of you being here with us today, so we do appreciate your time and attention.

Please stay healthy and safe. We will continue to work together.

With that, PROC committee members, we have about eight minutes left. If we would like any other comments shared among members, please let me know now. Otherwise, with your permission, we can adjourn our meeting.

Is there anything from you, Mr. Duncan?

[Eric Duncan, Conservative, Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry, ON]

Have a wonderful afternoon, everybody.

[The Chair, Liberal, Bardish Chagger]

Do you have any comments, Mr. Barsalou-Duval?

[Xavier Barsalou-Duval, Bloc, Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères, QC]

I certainly would have liked to provide Mr. Perrault with other comments, but I will respect the assigned speaking times. My thanks to him for being here.

I very much liked being part of this meeting of the committee.

[The Chair, Liberal, Bardish Chagger]

That's great.

Go ahead, Ms. Blaney.

[Rachel Blaney, NDP, North Island—Powell River, BC]

I am happy to second Mr. Duncan.

Thank you so much to the witnesses—

[Some hon. members]

—through the chair.

[Rachel Blaney, NDP, North Island—Powell River, BC]

—through the chair.

[The Chair, Liberal, Bardish Chagger]

I will end it there, because I think we are good to go.

Thank you, all. Have a good day. Keep well and safe.