Procedure and House Affairs committee  Certainly my officials or I could come and testify if necessary, if the committee wants us to. Of course, we'll testify whenever.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  This is a labour force survey by StatsCan. I don't believe that it allows that distinction. These are people who said they were turned away because they did not have the proper ID.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I think it's possible that includes those numbers. Yes.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I have two points on that. First of all, I've heard many allegations over the years. Every time Elections Canada or the commissioner has asked to see any kind of precision or any evidence to substantiate those allegations, people have never been able to provide it. None of these

Procedure and House Affairs committee  So far, we have not done that.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  We have thought about it. The logistics of running an election are quite complex.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I have mixed feelings about this. If you look at the last general election, at advance polls, you will remember there were significant lineups and frustrations. The poll workers work long hours with no health breaks at all, in some cases. We received complaints from electors who

Procedure and House Affairs committee  They were eating in front of voters. That voter did not understand, of course, that this poll worker cannot stop in a 16-hour day, so we are very careful not to add to the burden of poll workers. As we move forward, we have improved processes. We have longer hours for advance po

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Not that I know of. There is debate around this and arguments pro and con. That's really an issue for Parliament to decide.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  That's correct.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  That's correct. The evidence shows that people between 18 and 24 who do not vote in their first or second election have a marked difference in their voting habits later on in life. Those who do vote early tend to vote throughout their lifetimes.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  It is, absolutely. The fact, however, of having a Canadian bank account does not mean that it only includes money of Canadian origin, right?

Procedure and House Affairs committee  No system is fail-safe.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  No system is watertight. We have a contribution regime, for example, for parties and candidates. It says that you can only use your own money to make a contribution. We know from incidents in the past that this is sometimes circumvented. At some point, we have to accept that the

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Correct. I think that's something I tried to point out at the outset, but I'm happy to emphasize it here. The proposed bill includes very significant improvements on the third party regime. In particular, it expands very significantly the scope of regulated activities well beyo