Procedure and House Affairs committee  Do you want the number of permanent residents who currently reside in Canada who do not have the ability to vote?

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I do not have data related to new Canadians who are already citizens and are voting. I was referring to new Canadians who have permanent resident status and legally do not have the right to vote.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I'm sure we could find those numbers. This was information brought to me by several ethnocultural communities. They specifically noted that the delay in obtaining citizenship, and the many years as permanent residents, removed them from the democratic process.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  May I make three very quick points, please?

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you. I just want to point out that this is a matter of justice. It will cost the country to ensure that every measure is in place so that there is the right to free and democratic elections, but it cannot be compromised. This pandemic has created conditions that are ripe f

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Good morning. Thank you for this honour. I'm speaking to you today from Treaty 1 territory, which is the land of the Anishinabe, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota and Dene peoples and the homeland of the Métis nation. I want to begin by acknowledging that I'm a settler who's been allowed t