Electoral Reform committee  Should Nunavut suffer as a result of any changes? The obvious answer is no. If there are changes to our fundamental system of elections, I think what you have heard from all of us here tonight is that no, Nunavut should not have less representation at the federal level. Perhaps w

Electoral Reform committee  —and access to that vote. Access to voting is a difficult thing in Nunavut.

Electoral Reform committee  I think the unanimous thing is that senators ought to be from Nunavut.

Electoral Reform committee  It's the whole idea around ballot design and voting equipment. The way it works here and across our country is that you go to the polling station. You have a ballot. It has three, four, five, six, eight choices for individuals to elect. You take your pen or your pencil and you

Electoral Reform committee  You asked how many 16- to 25-year-olds can afford to run for an election. That assumes that 16- to 25-year-olds have exactly the same lifestyle as do 51-year-olds, and I don't think that's an accurate assumption. I just wanted to mention that. There is the issue of dual-gender

Electoral Reform committee  Anything that allows women a better opportunity to be represented politically, I'm in favour of. I think the day of the old boys' club has come and gone. I think that a dual-gender riding and better representation for women in Nunavut would have been a great idea for us to start

Electoral Reform committee  I wasn't sure from your context whether that's why we're here or not, but I guess that's a debate you can have in the House. If there's a change to the current system, I would encourage looking at a wider range of inclusivity in terms of demographics. It could be things like I

Electoral Reform committee  I do not agree. I like the number 22; in English, it's my name.

Electoral Reform committee  That's not the only reason I disagree. I don't feel that Nunavummiut are overrepresented at a territorial level, a national level, or an international level. In fact, I think quite the opposite. I think we are under-represented.

Electoral Reform committee  Yes, I agree that lowering the voting age to 16 is a good idea in getting more voter turnout. I think Franco mentioned earlier the buzz in this past election, and I think of myself at 16, and I look at my 16-year-old children and how much more politically astute they are compared

Electoral Reform committee  Thank you. [Witness speaks in Inuktitut] I wanted to thank Franco for talking about some of the difficult issues. I'm representing the Baffin Regional Chamber of Commerce. I was asked to come here today to be a witness. My understanding of why you're here is to look at better