Electoral Reform committee  Mr. Harper changed the Canada Elections Act and I still couldn't vote.

Electoral Reform committee  Anyway, that said, when you alter the Canada Elections Act, make it.... The biggest problem we have is, look at the vast majority of people who, like me, have never voted in their life. Apathy rules the day.

Electoral Reform committee  Let me finish. I suggest that you make voting mandatory, such as Australia does. Make it that if you don't vote, it costs you money, just like if you don't report to Statistics Canada.

Electoral Reform committee  Mr. Chair, I ran for public office five times against your party. That said, I ran against Mr. DeCourcey's boss right here in Fredericton in the election for the 39th Parliament. I was not aware of this committee meeting in Fredericton today until I heard Mr. DeCourcey speaking