Mr. Speaker, finally...
3. The Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures will return with additional recommendations after its review and research for the following three topics. This work will be reviewed with Members before September, 2009.
• Options for criminal records check for the candidates will be examined. This topic raises significant Charter of Rights and Freedoms issues and needs to be carefully considered to understand what the limitations and options are.
• Additional research to identify specific solutions to improving a special ballot process will be undertaken.
• Options for improving enforcement will be considered. It may be possible to make amendments so that some simpler enforcement methods can be included such as civil and administrative penalties such as fines, warnings, et cetera. This will take additional research.
Mr. Speaker, any changes also need to include a consideration of requirements for public reporting about enforcing and compliance activities.