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Procedure and House Affairs committee I have no reason to doubt it.
September 13th, 2007Committee meeting
Marc Mayrand
Procedure and House Affairs committee Only when circumstances warrant.
September 13th, 2007Committee meeting
Marc Mayrand
Procedure and House Affairs committee I am not sure I quite understand the gist of your question.
September 13th, 2007Committee meeting
Marc Mayrand
Procedure and House Affairs committee At this point in time, no, given the fundamental rights of electors.
September 13th, 2007Committee meeting
Marc Mayrand
Procedure and House Affairs committee I will not in the current circumstances, because that would be a requirement for me to offend the act, not uphold the law as stated on the books.
September 13th, 2007Committee meeting
Marc Mayrand
Procedure and House Affairs committee Absolutely. This power is used on a regular basis to facilitate the voting process, not to restrict voters' rights. None of the measures taken during this election, the last general election or previous elections was aimed at reducing or restricting the fundamental rights of vote
September 13th, 2007Committee meeting
Marc Mayrand
Procedure and House Affairs committee Yes, he is responsible for media communications.
September 13th, 2007Committee meeting
Marc Mayrand
Procedure and House Affairs committee That's one possibility, but again, I would remind you of the instructions that I gave to my staff earlier this week: any veiled individual will be required to uncover his face to establish his or her eligibility before being allowed to vote.
September 13th, 2007Committee meeting
Marc Mayrand
Procedure and House Affairs committee They will be asked to uncover their face in a manner that is respectful of their beliefs.
September 13th, 2007Committee meeting
Marc Mayrand
Procedure and House Affairs committee I don't deny that.
September 13th, 2007Committee meeting
Marc Mayrand
Procedure and House Affairs committee No, but just let me say this. This issue has been widely debated by the media over the past few days. Every political leader has since voiced his opinion on the subject, with various solutions having been proposed. I think people have made their views known and that all citizens
September 13th, 2007Committee meeting
Marc Mayrand
Procedure and House Affairs committee Let me say again that neither the federal nor the provincial act requires an individual to uncover his or her face. Mr. Blanchet made a decision, based on specific circumstances and a given legal framework. Any decisions that I make must be in accordance with the framework set ou
September 13th, 2007Committee meeting
Marc Mayrand
Procedure and House Affairs committee We've received several phone calls and inquiries, e-mails, most of them opposing the notion of having electors voting with a veil on.
September 13th, 2007Committee meeting
Marc Mayrand
Procedure and House Affairs committee Again, I think we've been.... This year we celebrated 140 years of this confederation, and in that time we've never had an issue with veiled electors or veiled women.
September 13th, 2007Committee meeting
Marc Mayrand
Procedure and House Affairs committee Again, I invited the committee, the parties, and the government to provide me with any advice or input on this matter. Unfortunately, for I imagine a whole range of reasons, I did not get any comments.
September 13th, 2007Committee meeting
Marc Mayrand