Procedure and House Affairs committee  That's a really good question, actually. I'm going to defer to Taylor on that because he probably knows more from the Colombia experience.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I understand that it was used effectively in B.C. particularly for those who had to be in quarantine because of the pandemic or those who were living in rural and remote communities, particularly first nations communities. It definitely should be considered.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I think all avenues that would ensure a safe, effective and easy voting experience should be explored. The pandemic is giving us licence to try things in different ways, and that should be harnessed.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I don't have any specific knowledge about that, but I would look at what happened in B.C. recently, because they've used mail-in ballots for a few different elections in recent memory, one during the pandemic. They saw a high turnout in their last election—I think it was over 30%

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I think it's worth exploring. There are a lot of case studies to draw on and lots of research available to see whether that is worth doing.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  No.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  It wasn't a concern that we would go down that road, but rather countering the dominant images that we saw during the American election of people in long lineups and news reports from American outlets about how long they were waiting in line—taking hours to get to vote—and the on

Procedure and House Affairs committee  It would be important for us to look at research on that and to examine how that makes a difference. I don't have that research top of mind right now, but I understand that scholars like Semra Sevi, someone I've cited in my statement, would have important insights to share. She s

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Yes. To go back to the American election for a moment, although it was very arduous, we saw record turnout rates, and it was because of the easing of voter restrictions.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I just wanted to note a recent study from Elections Canada that indicated that voters would turn out. Although they're highly concerned about the pandemic circumstances, the turnout is still there. We know from other regions that mail-in ballots have been used with tremendous eff

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Sure. DemocracyXChange is co-founded by the Open Democracy Project and the Ryerson Leadership Lab. The co-presenting partners with us are The Samara Centre for Democracy, Simon Fraser University's Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue, Toronto Public Library, OCAD University, and R

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I would defer to public health officials for their best advice about whether elections should be conducted physically on a campus; it depends on how that can all be set up. In my statement, I presented the student experience as an example, as a case study, because there are lots

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Oh, oh!

Procedure and House Affairs committee  What do you think, Mr. Gunn? You go ahead.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Yes. It's about making the responsibility more immediate and it's about making it more specific, where it's specific to you and you are the voter, rather than voting being something that needs to get done, something that other people do. It's really focusing on the individual act