I've heard the NDP speak on Quebec. Actually, Quebec has lost seats in the past. I'm not as sympathetic. I believe the people of Quebec accept the principle of proportionality. They accepted it in the Constitution Act of 1867, which hadn't been the case before that, when we had a double veto principle in the old Province of Canada.
I also noticed many references in this committee to Quebec as a nation motion. But motion is just a motion, like a toast to the Queen on her birthday. It doesn't have legal status and it doesn't have any more status than the motion I would remind you was passed by Parliament in 1995, that whenever Parliament considered a bill, it would take into account that Quebec was a distinct society. That was passed soon after the referendum.
I come back to the point: What are we debating here? It's whether Quebec should have 23% or 24% of the seats. The point that is important to me is the partisan colouration of the MPs, because they vote on that basis. To pretend that you're sitting around here as provincial representatives...that's just not the case.