Procedure and House Affairs committee  We had the same hours. What we did change substantively were advance voting days. In the previous regime we had 10 days of advance voting and the ability to rotate advance poll locations. If you were in central Ontario, it provided the returning officer the ability to have an adv

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I think it's very clear it's no different from what political parties are required to do now. You have to provide us with a list of who is providing you money that you utilized during your campaign. We publicize those lists. Federally, here in Ontario, we have a 10-day direct p

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Very well, and you will have multinational corporations that have that. But I do believe there does need to be greater transparency in this process. I hear from Ontarians. Certainly up until we made the changes in Bill 2, and certainly when I travelled the province, I heard exten

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I think the previous government members, back in 2015 or 2016, found themselves on the wrong side of public opinion when it came to some of the fundraising tactics that they might've been using here in Ontario. They quickly moved to introduce Bill 2. They wanted to do it in a ver

Procedure and House Affairs committee  There is a limitation that is overseen by the Auditor General of Ontario, but there are limitations. There's a separate statute that is not my home statute which does regulate that, and the Auditor General does review those ads.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I wish I could give you a concrete solution to this problem. I think this is something that chief electoral officers are discussing amongst ourselves. This is a new facet and regime that we're seeing with the advent of the Internet and these large social media companies that, as

Procedure and House Affairs committee  In Ontario, it was $1 million in pre-writ spending for political parties during the six months prior to the event.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  With the changes in Bill 2, this was a new provision. We had never had this in the past. It was the first time that we had absolutely implemented it.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  No. There was no pre-writ.... None whatsoever.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I've been an electoral administrator for over 30 years. From watching elections being conducted federally, provincially and even municipally, it is clear that campaigns start much earlier than the 28-day or 35-day writ period. Messaging and people's perspectives on political par

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I will be recommending to Ontario's legislators that we provide greater transparency into where the money comes from third parties and that there be a requirement for third parties to differentiate where funds are actually coming from in their financial reporting requirements and

Procedure and House Affairs committee  We did not have the authority to do that.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  It is something that I will be commenting on post-election, next March.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Outside of the third party indicating to us that the money had come from some foreign entity, we would not be able to see that. It is one of the things I will be commenting on to Ontario's legislators. It's why I brought it forward in my speaking comments that, as you are reviewi

Procedure and House Affairs committee  In Ontario, a political party has to provide to me an acceptable privacy policy.