Procedure and House Affairs committee  First of all, Mr. Chairman, I would like to thank the honourable member for his comments, which I find very moving. You were there pretty much from the outset, 17 years ago. You have been a member for quite a long time.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I did not understand your question. Are you talking about limits?

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Mr. Chairman, first let me thank everyone once again for their kind words. You have my gratitude. I believe that I tabled three major reports before Parliament, and before this very committee. In each report, I specified some important amendments that the legislation required.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I have always stated my frank opinion before this committee. In some cases, bills were amended without consulting the Chief Electoral Officer. The amendments were unexpected. In similar cases, I recommend that the committee consult the CEO again to determine whether the amendmen

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I've not looked into this matter, because the reference here is to a report we received very recently from Toronto, after the amendments you made to the bill. I think it would be reasonable to predict that that is where the main problem will lie. It is not out of the question tha

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I should first of all mention to you that I was looking for a snowstorm in which to walk before making my decision.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  But I had to make it anyway. The position to which I'm going as president and chief executive officer is an NGO, a non-governmental organization, non-profit organization, situated in Washington, D.C. It does work internationally. Its budget is between $40 million and $50 millio

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you very much.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Well, if I were still in office, I would ask my people to look into the following points--one of which you've already addressed--before answering the question. Where does the money come from? Was it part of the funds that were there already? And the other question I would ask wou

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I do want to thank you very much, before I forget. I also forgot to mention how deeply touched I was by the thanks that were addressed to me by Mr. Owen and by you, sir. That touches me deeply, especially since it's all part of the public record here. To have served Canada and Ca

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Mr. Chairman, I would like to thank the committee for providing me with this opportunity to appear before you as an ordinary citizen. In all seriousness, it has always touched me profoundly to come to this committee and render account for what Elections Canada did and did not d