Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  As we indicated, we'd like pop-up stations in long-term care homes, group homes and institutions, just as they have at universities.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Absolutely. We just held an event not too long ago called Conversations with Kory. I can't begin to tell you the struggles people are going through. One at the top of mind right now is the mental health crisis in this country. People are isolated. People are lonely. Just think

Procedure and House Affairs committee  It's so great to see you, Ms. Duncan. We've crossed paths over the years. You've been a huge champion of pushing the agenda forward, so thank you. We have to recognize that in order for people to vote, we need to make sure all tools are accessible. We'll continue to push for pho

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I think the pros are that it would encourage some people who do have a phone to vote and have that as an option. I think having more options available to Canadians will only increase the voting in this country. On the flip side, we have to remember that there are so many people

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I'm going to ask Shelley if she can take this one.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Shelley, do you want me to respond? No, go ahead.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Absolutely. Thank you, Mr. Blaikie. We're in the midst of a pandemic right now. We're in the midst of a COVID crisis in this country. The last place that people want to head to right now is the polls. For people with intellectual disabilities and developmental disabilities, we m

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Yes.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Absolutely. I think photos on ballots are extremely important. We have met with some MPs to discuss this. As Shelley mentioned earlier, the whole thing about pictures really threw some of them off that option. Nevertheless, we are going to continue to advocate for this, because

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I want to be perfectly clear, when I went into the elections to vote, one of the biggest struggles that I had was to know the candidate who was running, because I had to write it in. I actually put the name in slightly wrong and was really concerned that it was disqualified. I w

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you so much for the question. Across this country, 42% of Canadians have literacy problems. We've really been advocating to have photos of the candidates on the ballots, so that people who are marginalized and new Canadians can identify them. This would make a huge differe

Procedure and House Affairs committee  We really want to make sure that voting is in group homes, institutions and long-term care homes to be able to have people have that opportunity to vote. As Shelley mentioned earlier, sometimes the challenge in different areas is transportation to get to the voting stations, so i

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you, Shelley. We appreciate the opportunity to share with you our recommendations today on conducting a federal election in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. We have come here today to advocate for those who have great barriers to voting, but who also have the right to

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you, Chair. It will be Shelley and I going back and forth in our five minutes.