Mr. MACDONALD:

With regard to the amendment proposed by the minister respecting the furnishing of facilities by the camp commandant to the returning officer of the poll, the minister will remember that last night I suggested that a provision should be inserted requiring the camp commandant to give all volunteers in camp an opportunity to poll their votes. I pointed out the difficulty that might arise if a man were employed at some work which might prevent him from voting. Perhaps the minister could add some apt words which would make provision for this.

Mr. MACDONALD:

Why is it provided

that a volunteer, if within 25 miles of his polling place, shall not vote elsewhere than

at said polling place? I do not see why he should not vote in camp?

Mr. MACDONALD:

We are dealing only with Canadian camps in this case, and I see no reason, unless it be confinement for some offence, why every man in the camp should not be permitted to vote.

Mr. MACDONALD:

If any special place is provided for the voting of the soldiers at the front, in all probability it will be a tent.

I am quite sure that you cannot work out the idea of secrecy in connection with the marking of the ballot if -the soldier has to mark it in the presence of an officer. Why should he mark it in the presence of an officer, if he knows how to read and write? I suggest that words " in the presence of the said officer " be struck out from the fourth Line of subsection 4.

Mr. MACDONALD:

Why do you not say

so?