Procedure and House Affairs committee  I was trying to be very specific in terms of the civic engagement and the civic education part. But again, voting to me seems also very critical. That's one of the ways to empower even new Canadians, by avoiding barriers to and challenges of freely participating in the electoral

Procedure and House Affairs committee  So that will create a huge void. My question would again go back to the committee. If not the Chief Electoral Officer and Elections Canada, who will be doing that? Will there be a commitment in terms of putting resources back in place to make these educational processes happen?

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you very much. Again, thank you for the remark about my country of origin. This is a very critical question in terms of who will be continuing to educate new Canadians and all other Canadians to be actively involved and meaningfully participate in the electoral process. F

Procedure and House Affairs committee  That's right, that's good, yes.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you very much, Chairman Good evening, everybody. My quick presentation this evening will focus basically on one major element of the bill itself, Bill C-23. I will focus on civic participation in the electoral process and particularly refer to the experience of Ethiopians