Procedure and House Affairs committee I'm trying to anticipate scenarios. The fundamental principle we have is that Canadians are due representation at all times unless there are extreme circumstances. The circumstance of somebody nine months out...or could it even be 10 or 11 months out, given they vacate the seat?
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Procedure and House Affairs committee Really? Do leap years affect us?
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Procedure and House Affairs committee Okay, then. Is it because of just that one day?
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Procedure and House Affairs committee Can you explain why, though? Could I not interpret this to say that 10 months out from the fixed election day, if somebody says, “I'm out,” the Prime Minister has a minimum of 11 days that he or she can call—
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Procedure and House Affairs committee Yes, now we're into spring.
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Procedure and House Affairs committee With this amendment....
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Procedure and House Affairs committee That's contemplating a nine-month window, not the six-month window.
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Procedure and House Affairs committee That is with this modification. Is that right?
October 18th, 2018Committee meeting
Procedure and House Affairs committee I'm just trying to understand. This might seem technical to folks—and it is. I'm imagining our existing.... Right now under Bill C-76, with this as an amendment, and somebody in Parliament right now saying, “At the beginning of December, I'm done,” is there a scenario where, fro
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Procedure and House Affairs committee I read that. Why propose this amendment?
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Procedure and House Affairs committee Yes, but why propose to change it from six to nine months?
October 18th, 2018Committee meeting
Procedure and House Affairs committee It's the citizens in the riding who would suffer the consequences because they would be without representation for a long time. A by-election can be held in 35 days. There would be a member in the riding for nearly a year. Six months is something for a person, but it's reasonable
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Procedure and House Affairs committee Yes, I know.
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Procedure and House Affairs committee Yes, it's just that—
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Procedure and House Affairs committee Can we get this brief from Elections Canada? Can you remind me of the situation?
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