Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I would like to thank both witnesses.
Professor Loewen, in your opening remarks, you mentioned that the Long Ballot Committee is to a degree violating the spirit of the election process. I would like you to talk to us about the balance that must be struck between a person’s right to be a candidate and, at the same time, to present their ideas, and the right of citizens to have elections whose spirit is primarily aimed at electing someone who would be able to represent them well.
How can we strike this very delicate balance between the right to run for office and present ideas and the right of the population to elections that reflect the spirit of elections as we know it?