Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for his explanations in support of changing the name of his constituency. He was very eloquent and convincing.
I would like to turn to another part of the bill. I know that this was not the main focus of his speech, but nevertheless, the bill contains measures designed to counter an unfortunate trend we are seeing. We saw it in Terrebonne. I am of course talking about the longest ballot committee, which aims to put a very large number of candidates on the ballot.
This worries us. While those people may have good intentions, what they are ultimately doing is making Elections Canada's job harder. I am worried about people who are illiterate, because I represented many illiterate people when I was a legal aid lawyer. I think that when these people are faced with incredibly long ballots, it hinders their ability to exercise their right to vote.
Does my colleague agree with this part of the bill? Will the Conservative Party be able to work with us to ensure that the bill moves forward as quickly as possible so that, perhaps in a future by-election, we avoid a repeat of what happened in Terrebonne?