Procedure and House Affairs committee  Yes.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  That's a good idea, yes.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Sure.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you for being here today, Madam Minister. Professor Lori Turnbull, a former adviser in the PCO's democratic institutions unit, which supports you, appeared before the committee this spring and suggested creating segregated bank accounts and fundrais

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Okay. However, this is not created for all times, as you've indicated: It's specifically for the pre-writ and writ periods, and therefore not specifically demonstrating the origin of funds.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  You are confirming that it's not for all times. Why would you say that you do not support disclosure at any time for any purpose?

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Why do you not support disclosure of expenditures at any time for any purpose? With regard to the clauses in the bill, as it stands presently, it is not possible to entirely follow the inflow of money and the expenditure of money by these third parties at all times. Why do yo

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you. The Chief Electoral Officer asked specifically to have items in the bill related to anti-collusion, yet the measures and the amendments that were brought forward by the government deal only with third parties and not with all parties. Why is this?

Procedure and House Affairs committee  In Bill C-76, you attempt to tackle foreign interference in Canadian elections. Let's take a hypothetical case of a foreign entity donating $1 million to a Canadian organization for administration costs, let's say. Then this organization, which had raised money for these costs, s

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Can you say with absolute certainty that you have done everything within your power as the Government of Canada to ensure that there is no foreign influence for Canadians, be it at the social media level or at the funding level?

Procedure and House Affairs committee  At the United Nations recently, your Prime Minister indicated that there was not much foreign influence or interference in the last election here in Canada. In your opinion, how much is too much? Is “not much” too much? Do you feel that with Bill C-76 we will have no influence o

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you, Minister.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Minister, my apologies: I didn't complete my comment thanking you for being here today, so thank you for being here today. Minister, normally during an election there are severe limits on activities that the government can undertake at the same time that

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you. Will your government also ensure that major announcements, particularly spending announcements, cannot be made during the pre-writ period?

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you. Will your government ensure that government resources are not used to pay for campaign-style events—for example, town halls featuring the Prime Minister or other ministers, public consultations featuring elected politicians as opposed to public servants, or other publ