Mr. Speaker, I also want to thank my colleague for his question, which ties in with what I said at the beginning of my speech.
Instead of making it easier for citizens to exercise their right to vote, as it is done in other countries, the government is making it even harder and cumbersome to vote.
It is completely unacceptable for the government to tie the Chief Electoral Officer's hands and prevent him from making suggestions to make it easier to vote. He cannot make suggestions without the consent of Parliament, even though he is the one with the necessary knowledge on how to get more Canadians to vote.
That is our goal on this side of the House. We want to increase voter participation, not decrease it, as the Conservatives are trying to do.