Procedure and House Affairs committee  I hope so.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I remember vividly my time before you in June. I thought then I was given quite a warm welcome. I appreciate my opportunity to appear before you today, and I look forward to those occasions in the future when I will again have a chance to bring whatever intelligence and experie

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I guess.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  That was my take.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I think it's a very attractive idea. It helps to encourage the whole notion that we live increasingly with the digital world, with the ambition of enhancing our participatory democracy. One of the real differences, which goes to Mr. Simms's question about the level of support r

Procedure and House Affairs committee  You can't sign the same petition twice.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Well, anyone can do that.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Yes, but at the same time, as was pointed out, it seems to be easily managed, and you can do it quite often in nine days.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I think the complexity of the question also relates to the fact that it might involve a charter issue, and that has broader applications than simply the question of federal-provincial jurisdiction.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you for the invitation to address the committee in its review of the House of Commons e-petition system. To provide some context, I will begin with a brief summary of the current process. Essentially an e-petitioner creates an account, provides some b