Mr. Speaker, he is starting to pay attention, but clause 18 is quite clear.
The only thing that the Chief Electoral Officer has the right to talk about with voters is where, when and how to vote and nothing else. The Chief Electoral Officer cannot report to Parliament, as his minister was saying, because, as we know, Parliament is dissolved during the election period. The bill is clear: it muzzles the Chief Electoral Officer.
Why does the Prime Minister want to prevent the Chief Electoral Officer from communicating with Canadians about other topics?