Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you so much. Mr. Battiste, you talked a lot about righting this wrong. In terms of system change, what would you recommend to the commissioner around engaging indigenous voices in a new way?

Procedure and House Affairs committee  That's all for my questions.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you, Chair. My first question, through you, is for MP Diab. I'm trying to understand the solution you're proposing. Perhaps you could clarify. Is it to extend the boundary of South Shore—St. Margarets into the city of Halifax or somewhere else?

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I have no more questions, Chair. Thank you.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I have no questions. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you. I have no more questions, Chair.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. I appreciate that. I thank the member for coming in and sharing a lot of information about his riding. I have one question, so it probably won't take us very long. I'm just wondering if you have support from your community's mayors and indigenous leaders with respect to the objection you've brought forward.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  It's foreign interference in elections.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  One of the parts that wasn't answered was that if there is foreign interference and it's identified, are the people who did it charged, and who takes that on?

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. I want to come back because I am really fascinated by the process. I think having that process be clearer to Canadians will help us trust these systems and also be critical where we need to be. I guess, in terms of process, what I'm trying to understand is whether, when interference is identified, any actions are taken against those who have done the interference.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you for that. I guess my next question is specifically around consultation with the parties. I read about it in some of the information. I'm just wondering if a candidate of a particular party was targeted specifically. I know you can't give details, but what was the process of letting the parties know?

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you, Chair, and I thank all the witnesses for being here today. One of the things that's very concerning about the story about the 11 candidates is the fact that it has created a great deal of distrust across Canada in our systems, and that can never be underestimated. I think creating a sense of assurance that the systems work is very important, and I would like to see a bit more of that, because people see these things and they of course have a reaction.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  In terms of process, were the candidates aware that they were targeted? Do you know that?

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I think the priority is the list we had today.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you. I apologize to my colleague. I was just trying to get the chair's attention. I wasn't trying to disrupt him. My perspective is that we just need to call this to a vote. I heard very clearly that we have only a few weeks left. We need to get on this study. We need to make sure that it's done.