Procedure and House Affairs committee  There's the situation of first nations not wanting a polling station, and then there's the situation of a first nation wanting the polling station and being refused. It could be timing or poor communications between Elections Canada staff and first nations.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Transportation is a challenge to participate in voting off reserve.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Could you ask the question again?

Procedure and House Affairs committee  It's the returning officer. This is key, because they are not returned until far too late, in our opinion.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Communication between first nations administration and that person is critical. That's who sets it all up. The AFN is supporting information sharing, but we don't get that information until far too late, and it's not available to first nations administrators until far too late. T

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I think there need to be both. The first nations community is vulnerable to the pandemic, especially the elderly, and mail-in ballots need to be accessible to them and to those who don't want to vote in person but still want to participate.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Again, it's speaking to factors influencing participation. I think more outreach is needed in the number of.... There's a population impact of voter turnout. I don't have that information.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Generally, academic research in not just Canada but also in other countries has shown that people tend to turn out to vote for someone who represents them. I can say generally that this has a positive correlation with voter turnout, but I can't say definitively for the Canadian s

Procedure and House Affairs committee  The AFN does not have an opinion on the length of the writ period, but as I mentioned in my remarks a couple of times, we do feel that earlier communication on how to participate in the electoral process would be positive.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I think the recommendation on training on acceptable forms of ID is just as applicable to on-reserve voting stations as off-reserve. Inadequate training or incidents of racism can happen anywhere, not just in rural or remote settings, but also in urban settings. It's really impor

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I don't have that statistic available. It is available and it is in our report.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  That's correct.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I'm trying to have a good understanding of that question. We don't communicate with the Chief Electoral Officer, so it's difficult for me to answer that question. We have had a relationship with Elections Canada, generally, to provide outreach services on the federal electoral p

Procedure and House Affairs committee  No.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I don't have anything to add. I did review the remarks from chief electoral officers in those provinces. I think that it would be best to reflect on those remarks or go specifically to first nations that participated in those elections to discuss the provincial processes.