Procedure and House Affairs committee  Well, I did my very best not to have it read as if Moses were sending it, if you will. It is titled, “Commissioner's Caution” at the top. As I say, it sets out what we think the facts are, sets out the obligations section in the legislation, the offence section, and the penalty s

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Other than for the workload, yes, we can give you some information on complaints. Whether it will be as fulsome as you want I'm not sure, but I can give you a best efforts undertaking.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Yes.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Much smaller.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Yes.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Two phenomena have caused me concern in this. If we have elections every two years, we're in trouble because it doubles the workload. The effects of Bill C-24, which requires more and more reporting of financial matters--I think associations have to report certain particulars now

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I will raise this with the CEO and see if I can get an invitation.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  This poses some difficulty. The CEO and I have discussed the need for our legal positions to be one and the same, so that Elections Canada speaks with one legal voice. But you know as well as I do that when you get five lawyers together, you'll have some difficulties. Whatever

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Not that I'm giving you an opinion or anything.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Yes.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  If a charge were laid, it would come out in a prosecution. Otherwise, the preliminary assessment may end your complaint, in which case you would be informed. An investigation may take place and nothing more. You would be informed. A compliance agreement may have been entered into

Procedure and House Affairs committee  You would like a laundered version of a caution letter?

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I think we can.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I can tell you now that, of the 86, 47 involved the nomination contest reports being filed late, very late. Another batch involved transfers to a candidate before the candidate was confirmed by the RO--another dozen or so of those. There seems to be a misunderstanding as to whe

Procedure and House Affairs committee  If you weren't sophisticated, you might think, having received two voter information cards, that you could vote twice.