Procedure and House Affairs committee  We're from the democratic institutions group within the Privy Council Office.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Yes.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  No, it was designed within our group.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I may also add, Ms. May, that the third party intervention regime in the province of Quebec is quite different. At the federal level, anybody can be a third party and there are spending limits, but in Quebec, I think only individuals may intervene, and they can only spend a maxim

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you very much for your question. Yes, there is an amendment that has been proposed to partially implement the Chief Electoral Officer's recommendation. This amendment would actually make it also an offence to attempt to do anything that is currently in Bill C-76, but alway

Procedure and House Affairs committee  In the Canada Elections Act, every elector needs to have an ordinary residence, and under the rules of ordinary residence, you cannot lose your ordinary residence until you get a new one. For example, when someone moves, their ordinary residence moves with them, but they need to

Procedure and House Affairs committee  It is signed by the elector. I would have to verify in the legislation. I can get back to you right after.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Of course, candidates and parties would have a financial benefit for developing communication materials that are accessible for persons with disabilities.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  We will leave to this committee the decision as to whether such an amendment would be receivable and would be passed. That said, one of the concerns that has been expressed by the acting chief electoral officer and that would be expressed by those persons who have done some elect

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Currently there is an exception for the five-year limit for dependants of Canadian Forces members residing abroad with those members, so no, they currently don't fall within the five-year rule. If I may add to that, however, Bill C-76 will bring an improvement for the dependants

Procedure and House Affairs committee  This issue is a long-standing one, and it relates to the fact that Canada spans, what, six time zones?

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Voting times used to be the same all across Canada. A few years ago, staggered voting hours were implemented. Yes, there used to be provisions in the Canada Elections Act that restricted publication.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  That was challenged in court and the government of the day asked Parliament to repeal those provisions, and they were repealed.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  For criminal charges?

Procedure and House Affairs committee  The criminal law needs to be settled in Canada, so likely that limitation period that was applying in the past would have applied to those offences 40 years ago. But since the amendment to the Canada Elections Act, yes, it could be investigated and prosecuted.