Mr. Speaker, I would like to start by wishing a couple of my friends a happy birthday: Sowmya Subramaniam and Nainesh Modi. Their birthdays are coming up in the next couple of weeks. They are fantastic friends and great people.
We all believe in strong and free elections, but we would be naive to ignore the hard truth that many Canadians today carry a healthy skepticism about institutions with respect to accountability and transparency, especially when it comes to elections. We see that skepticism being exploited every day through misinformation and disinformation on social media. We also know from watching other democracies that trust is not lost overnight. It is eroded gradually when safeguards are weakened and clarity is replaced with ambiguity.
In an environment where misinformation spreads rapidly, what concrete measures in the bill would ensure transparency so Canadians can clearly see how elections are administered and protected, and that there are consequences for this not being done?