Procedure and House Affairs committee  Yes.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Yes.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Well, certainly the expat community would have welcomed that to move forward. We are where we are. We hope that Bill C-76 moves.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I think this should really be an unlimited right. Currently, Canadians abroad are the only subset of the Canadian population who are unable to vote. We have to remember that the majority of these Canadians can't vote where they are. There are also the practical implications. I know of people who have sought out their MPs in the ridings they used to live in to talk about this issue and who got the message back, saying, “I don't know if I'm your MP, because you can't vote here.”

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair and members of the committee. I'm the executive director of the Canadian Citizens Rights Council, which brings together organizational and individual members to invest in a vision of a renewed Canada leading the world in citizens' rights and freedoms. Our comments today centre on universal voting rights.