I call this meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting number 34 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3), the committee is meeting to continue its study of Bill C-25, an act to amend the Canada Elections Act and to enact an act to change the names of certain electoral districts, 2026.
Today's meeting is taking place in public in a hybrid format, pursuant to the Standing Orders. Members are in person in the room and have the option to appear remotely on Zoom. Before I continue, I'd ask all in-person participants to consult the guidelines written on the cards on the table. These measures are in place to help prevent audio feedback incidents and to help protect the safety of everyone, including our interpreters. There's a QR code. Please watch the video.
I'd like to remind witnesses that committee members may ask questions in either English or French. If you need interpretation, please take a moment now to prepare your earpiece and select the listening channel you need in advance, in order to take full advantage of the time allotted for questions and answers.
I have a few comments for the benefit of members. All comments should be addressed through the chair. If you're in the room or on Zoom, please raise your hand, and we will do our best to call on you.
I would like to welcome our witnesses for today's first panel. As individuals, we have Gerard Chipeur, lawyer; Eve Gaumond, lawyer and Ph.D. student; and Peter Loewen, Harold Tanner Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Cornell University.
Welcome, everyone. You will each have five minutes to deliver opening remarks. We will start with Mr. Chipeur.
You have five minutes, please.