Procedure and House Affairs committee  I'm confident that it is doable. I think we'll have to limit what we leverage, in terms of.... A lot of the changes that are being brought forward, which came from the former CEO's recommendations, are changes that provide flexibility to the Chief Electoral Officer. We don't have to exercise that flexibility in all cases for the next general election.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  The online part is fairly simple. It's more about personality type. That's followed by a live interview and that's more on mental ability.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Correct.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Correct.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  It's not a simple answer. Parties can only use the information that we provide for purposes related to a federal election.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  They are not.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I certainly would agree with that.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you, sir. Indeed, quite significant threats are emerging in large part driven by the opportunities that technology provides. That allows penetration by foreign actors, in particular. It's an issue that is much broader than Elections Canada. Certainly we have a role to play.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Our main role is making sure that Canadians have the right information on where, how, and when to register and vote. One of the things we're doing at the next election, apart from monitoring the social media environment, which we did during the last election as well, is that we're going to create a repertoire of all of our public communications.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Yes.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Correct.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  It did not. We do have a bill—

Procedure and House Affairs committee  —and what we are doing, which is somewhat unusual, is that we will start preparation towards implementation, anticipating its passage and adjusting as required, because I cannot take for granted, first, that it will pass, or second, that it will pass in the exact state that it is introduced, so—

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Correct.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  We've recommended in the past, and continue to believe, that they should be required to comply with basic privacy rules.