Mr. Speaker, there are so many different issues one could get engaged in when dealing with the Canada Elections Act. What is important is that we keep it as simple as possible going forward.
When I look at the Canada Elections Act, it is very precise in terms of its requirements when someone has been convicted. It states:
Any person who is convicted of having committed an offence that is an illegal practice or a corrupt practice under this Act shall, in addition to any other punishment for that offence prescribed by this Act, in the case of an illegal practice, during the next five years or, in the case of a corrupt practice, during the next seven years, after the date of their being so convicted, not be entitled to
(a) be elected to or sit in the House of Commons....
I am wondering if the member can bring it right back to the simplicity of the act and what the act requires this House to do.