Mr. Speaker, I am the only who has actually presented any data on the question at all.
First of all, I presented the fact that since Elections Canada started its promotional campaigns, the voter turnout has plummeted by roughly 15 percentage points. Among youth, between 1984 and 2000 it dropped by 20 percentage points.
When we look at Elections Canada's own data, the principle reasons why Canadians do not vote are practical ones. They either do not have time or they are out of town, and many of them do not know of the many different opportunities they have to cast a ballot before elections day.
The fair elections act would require Elections Canada to give this basic information to voters so they have an opportunity to cast their ballots.