Procedure and House Affairs committee  No, it wouldn't be in the same electoral district, but it could be in one of the polling divisions associated with the polling station.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  That was associated with the same polling station.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Yes.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  It used to be called a polling place, but now it's called the polling station.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Exactly, the rule used to say that you could only vouch for someone if you were registered on the list of electors for the same polling division. Then the amendment, as amended, that was brought forward changed that so that you can only vouch for a person if you are registered on

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Exactly.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Something that would contradict the oath, of course, would not be admissible. However, something that would only, as I said, add a form that people would usually add at the end of an oath, like “So help me God” or any other form added at the end of an oath by a person of another

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you for your question. Before answering your question, I would like, with permission, to ask for precision from Mr. Reid or Mrs. Kusie. On the fourth line of the English version, it says, “or used forms or mannerisms normally associated with an oath.” When you use the wor

Procedure and House Affairs committee  That's my question, because in French, formulaire really refers to a paper form. If you're referring to a manner of expressing oneself, I would recommend changing “formulaires” to “formules”.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  With regard to any comment on the motion, the way I understand the motion is that now that we've gone from “oath” to “solemn declaration” it doesn't have any faith associated with it, and it's more neutral from a “liberty of faith” perspective. My understanding of this motion is

Procedure and House Affairs committee  First of all, I have a very technical comment. While the English version of the amendment seems to afford more protection to the bingo sheets, the French version seems to be doing the opposite, so there is a....

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Yes. Second, although the previous amendments removed the bingo sheets from the definition of election documents, without the list of electors that was used on polling days, bingo sheets are useless. Bingo sheets are just a bunch of numbers circled on a piece of paper and withou

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Actually, there are no limitations anymore for the offences themselves under the Canada Elections Act. I think the AMPs regime provides for a limitation period, but of course if the AMPs regime limitation period is over, the commissioner could always refer to the offence itself.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I would say no, but I would also say that being a federal public body, the commissioner of Canada Elections must obey the Library and Archives of Canada Act and get rid of documents when their prescribed lifespan expires under the Library and Archives of Canada Act. There are alr

Procedure and House Affairs committee  In the past, there used to be various limitations, delays or timelines in the Canada Elections Act. They were extended on a few occasions. My understanding is that in 2014 they were eliminated altogether. I stand to be corrected on that.