Thank you for that.
Trying to deal with this misinformation issue, there may be an additional cost but, on the information side and dealing with credibility questions about ballots, perhaps it is worth the cost. When you talk about smudging, for example, I understand that it is an issue on the physical ballot itself. I would like to try—as parliamentarians, I think we all would—to combat some of those issues in a non-partisan fashion, if we can, so if there's anything we can do, please let us know.
In terms of the report, it was very comprehensive. I agree with my colleague's comments on that.
It states that more than 60% of voter information cards were either mailed late or not at all. With labour disruptions and the general context of mail delivery these days, I'm skeptical that it is likely to improve going forward. In terms of the voter information cards themselves, if 60% can't be delivered on time, have they outlived their usefulness? What does Elections Canada recommend? Would you consider other types of delivery providers? That 60% figure not getting delivered on time is very high, in my opinion.
Have you considered other options to get those cards out on time, or are they past their usefulness?
