Thank you, Mr. Perrault.
I certainly note that the level of vitriol in the past election seemed to be far greater than the one before. I certainly experienced much of that aggression and rhetoric in my community. It's deeply concerning for volunteers as well who are participating and who don't sign up for that kind of treatment. It's deeply concerning for me.
Also, along a similar line of questioning to Mr. Duncan's I'll ask you a question about some of the special or mail-in ballots.
I note that in your report on page 25 it states there were just over 114,000 special or mail-in ballots not returned or cancelled.
Can you provide some insight as to what would cause this discrepancy? For instance, is it safe to assume that some Canadians requested a mail-in ballot and then decided to vote in person?
To add to that, if you have a chance, is the 9% cancellation or non-return rate traditionally high or is it about average?
Thanks very much.