Procedure and House Affairs committee  Yes. Our information—and I don't have complete information—is that our lists are as good as or better than what the private sector has when they rely on that address. But no one in the private sector, no one anywhere, will tell you that there is 100% accuracy. I'll never achieve

Procedure and House Affairs committee  You have excellence, but we want better than excellence. You have excellence.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I'd like to correct what I said to Madame Picard, in response, and I'll do it in French. I did not recommend that candidates’ representatives be provided with lists of electors that would include the year of birth. I did not make that recommendation. I

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I've already addressed all of these issues this morning.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  First, we have responded to Mr. Reid, Mr. Chairman, to explain to him what had happened and how this had happened. Of course, it will continue to happen in isolated instances. What we also make clear is that you can only vote once, and that the voter information card is a voter

Procedure and House Affairs committee  And we will be reinstating this no matter what happens to Bill C-31. We'll be making sure that this happens, as it should have been happening. And where it has not been happening, we want to make sure it happens.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  We can give you more of an answer. There are cards that are returned to us as unmailable by the postperson--the postman or the postwoman--and we pursue that with the returning officer. The returning officer has an obligation to pursue that to find out where that person is, becaus

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I had recommended that, on the lists provided to the parties, the year of birth and not the date of birth be included. That is a problem for me. I have been made aware of the fact that many people, when verifying our identity, ask us for our birth date. That is a very important p

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Mr. Chairman, it must be kept in mind that in Quebec they don't have polling day registration, so the issue is not a timing one, as it is under the federal regime, where you have it. The solution that is alluded to by the member of Parliament is one we could look at, because we

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Yes, it could occur there. As a matter of fact, we do it when we do targeted revision. We're changing the term, because revision can only occur during an election. It would be the same thing, but it would occur before. We would call it targeted enumeration. We would do high-ris

Procedure and House Affairs committee  In answer to the last question, all of them have the opportunity to vote now because of the processes we've put in place since the Supreme Court passed its judgment. We reach out to them. We establish a poll in the federal penitentiary.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Every prisoner has the opportunity. I should also mention that I notify the Elizabeth Fry Society and the John Howard Society all over Canada so they can watch what we're doing as electoral officials. So all of them have the opportunity. The take-up rate is somewhat less than 5

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I have already answered the question, Mr. Chairman, and I will repeat my answer. I have no evidence that would lead me to believe that there has been any fraud in this country, based on the testimony heard. I have no evidence. That is why I agreed with Ms. Davies when she express

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I agree, Mr. Chairman. That is what I said when Ms. Davies asked her question. How do we reconcile all these objectives that may appear contradictory? How can we require proof of identity, and then identify people from whom we do not require proof of identity? That is the questio

Procedure and House Affairs committee  In addition, if I understood the government’s response, which may be included in the Bill—I have not had an opportunity to examine it yet—someone, a voter already on the list, will have to testify on behalf of the person.