Thank you very much.
I'm very pleased that you are here today to help us work through this process. You've certainly provided a very interesting perspective for us as we try to understand exactly what this consultation process would look like and what impacts it would have.
We've looked at other Senate models around the world. There are some countries that have abolished the Senate, there are some that have elected the Senate, and there are some--very few--that believe it should be based on the peerage.
What we're looking at here is not so much electing a Senate but setting up a consultation process that may or may not be enacted. The Prime Minister may choose to bring forward a process or he may not, and the person who wins the popular vote may not necessarily be the one chosen.
Are you aware of any other system in the world that has a democratic election based on such a principle?