Procedure and House Affairs committee  That's correct.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  We had about 90% of eligible voters registered. What I will undertake to do is provide the clerk with statistics regarding participation by registered voters and participation based on the total number of eligible voters. We have both numbers available.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you so much.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Certainly.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  My impression between 2001 and 2005 was that there was no increase in campaign activity. I mentioned earlier that many candidates in British Columbia didn't even file their nomination documents until the last day, so they lost an opportunity for a couple of weeks of campaigning t

Procedure and House Affairs committee  We looked at it. We didn't go into a lot of depth. It wouldn't have been appropriate to have invested a lot of energy in something speculative. Generally speaking, though, we could see where the voting and counting part of our business might have changed. There might have been so

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Yes, they can.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Yes, they are.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Voter turnout by writ voters I believe was...[Technical difficulty --Editor].

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Seventy-three percent.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Correct.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  For registered voters.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  That's correct.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  No, that is not correct. In British Columbia you have to register to have your name on the permanent list. There is no automatic registration unless...[Technical difficulty --Editor]...national register of electors, and we share information. So citizens who choose not to register

Procedure and House Affairs committee  The voter turnout had been steadily declining in British Columbia. In the 2005 election, turnout increased by about 3%. We don't know if that was because of a fixed-date election or because of efforts by Elections British Columbia and the media to promote participation in democra