Information & Ethics committee  I think Mr. Wernick was speaking from a personal view. He started his comments that way. I would say the worry that he expressed is one broadly shared by people who look at issues around social inclusion, not just in Canada but around the world.

Information & Ethics committee  I have a couple of comments on that. I think the Minister in her remarks stated very clearly that she has expectations of the social media companies and that the discussions are ongoing. What I hear loudly and clearly from this committee is that you have expectations of social me

Information & Ethics committee  I can assure you the Minister is current on what's happening in the EU.

Information & Ethics committee  Perhaps I could talk about it a bit from the critical election incident public protocol perspective, just to say that for what determines whether the threshold is reached and whether Canadians are informed of something, the expectation is that—and I think this is fair to say from

Information & Ethics committee  I appreciate that, and perhaps I wasn't very clear. It doesn't matter the source. If it impacts the conduct of a free and fair election, it's captured by the protocol.

Information & Ethics committee  I just want to reassure you on one point: it can be a single incident, the culmination of many incidents or the accumulation. I think that's getting at what you're arguing.

Information & Ethics committee  I just want to be precise. If there was an event that passed the threshold, it is an obligation that the Prime Minister, the leaders of the opposition parties and Elections Canada be informed. I can give you full assurance that that's what will take place. It will be the same bri

Information & Ethics committee  That's a very interesting question. Thankfully, it's hypothetical. In the absence of a protocol during the writ period, I think government officials, indeed, ministers and the Prime Minister would be put in an untenable position: They would have to weigh in and decide whether so

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Presumably, it would depend on the nature of the litigation.