Mr. Speaker, the hon. member told the House he is 39 years old. Based on my math, with 20 years in public service, that is more than half a lifetime already. I congratulate him on the work that he has done both here in the House of Commons and in municipal forums as well.
I agree with a lot of what the member talked about, particularly the work in this bill on extending foreign interference concerns into nominations and leadership, where the Elections Act had previously not been, and some of the work on returning officers and their privacy.
Political fundraising is an important aspect of democracy as well, so all parties have the resources to be able to contribute in this place. Whether it is in Kings—Hants or elsewhere in the country, people want to step up, and sometimes they want to be involved with registered events. I have seen increasing activism around that, particularly around the idea that political parties have to give five days' notice of the location of these public events.
I wonder if the member would agree that it is a reasonable step to protect participation and try to avoid the manifestation of unreasonable protests with transparency still in place.