Procedure and House Affairs committee  I think the issue is more that day one voting is similar to the polling day and the information that is being put out there is the same. They're having that day one polling day and it's the same as voting day, and that would be the information that would be put out, rather than t

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Individuals recognizing it as the same polling and the same day.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Certainly, as a national party, we have a grand diversity of ridings with many different issues, and I think they'll all express concern about being able to get enough volunteers to cover all of the requirements for the poll. It's always a challenge for everybody, and it will be

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Absolutely.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Our concern is not the issue of opening up more opportunities. It's the cost-benefit of it, and that's part of the reality we're looking at. Are we able to get that?

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you. I can't speak for Elections Canada, of course. Obviously they're addressing the concern with computer programming and things, which will have time requirements. But certainly, part of his comment was about the quantity of the logistics and the number of locations. To

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Basically, in one part of the act it's saying that it's an election day and the other element of it is repeating the same information in the requirements.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Oh, I'm sorry, it's proposed subparagraph 167.2(a)(ii).

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Proposed subsection 176.1.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  In short, the work our party has done I think has been very much on a smaller scope and wouldn't have the information value that would apply to a full election, in order to really apply in this case.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Good afternoon. My name is Harry Mortimer. I am with the Liberal Party of Canada. I'm the director of regulatory compliance and reporting. I appreciate having been invited here to share our views on this bill. I have a short prepared statement, and I'll be happy to take question

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you. I would like to say that the Liberal Party fully supports all efforts to increase voter participation. We strongly believe that all Canadians should have the opportunity to participate in the electoral process equally. Having said that, we do have some concerns that