Procedure and House Affairs committee In Burnaby, we do not have any shelters, so we're not able to participate in the way that other municipalities can.
April 9th, 2014Committee meeting
Wanda Mulholland
Procedure and House Affairs committee I would just like to add that it is about trusting people and providing mechanisms for people to participate. It's also about recognizing that people shouldn't be punished because of poverty, and it's because of poverty that there are the issues around identification. Having the
April 9th, 2014Committee meeting
Wanda Mulholland
Procedure and House Affairs committee I'll just add that the idea of people being excluded from voting in their own country because of poverty and the complications connected with it is very discouraging. It does a disservice to everyone I work with.
April 9th, 2014Committee meeting
Wanda Mulholland
Procedure and House Affairs committee We're committed to assisting the people who are in need. There has never been any concern on our part about the time that it takes because our priority is to provide an opportunity for people to vote if they wish. The idea that this might be removed is of great concern to us.
April 9th, 2014Committee meeting
Wanda Mulholland
Procedure and House Affairs committee Yes, the forms we've used have been provided by Elections Canada. The way we've been instructed to use them, through our member agency, is that the address on those forms would be the address of the agency, for people who are of no fixed address. That's how we've been able to ide
April 9th, 2014Committee meeting
Wanda Mulholland
Procedure and House Affairs committee Burnaby is very large geographically. There are lots of parks, and a number of our homeless folks live in camps in the parks. It would be impossible to identify an address other than the agency.
April 9th, 2014Committee meeting
Wanda Mulholland
Procedure and House Affairs committee Yes. The person who has filled out those forms has been the supervisor at the homeless outreach program exclusively.
April 9th, 2014Committee meeting
Wanda Mulholland
Procedure and House Affairs committee Thank you very much. Thank you for the opportunity to present a submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs regarding Bill C-23, an act to amend the Canada Elections Act. I specifically wish to speak to the importance of vouching in the
April 9th, 2014Committee meeting
Wanda Mulholland