Of course, we are always looking for the purest expression of democracy, but we learn and adjust as we go. This time, we are relying on what came out of the public inquiry. What's more, the last time the act was reviewed was two elections ago, which means two reports and two sets of observations from the commissioner and the Chief Electoral Officer have been issued.
The provisions in question are about transparency. In other words, it's still necessary to report fundraising events. The provisions ensure that the information is publicly available. It's very hard to report revenues prior to an event. As I just told the member for Edmonton, we felt that the requirement to publish a participant's registered or physical address posed an outright threat to their safety.
