The third question has to do with minority representation in the Senate. I'm not a very good minority representative in any way, except for this sort of odd Alberta side of things.
Having minority representation in an appointed, discredited, and in many ways dysfunctional chamber is not that big a win. I think the bigger win is to have an effective chamber that's democratically elected and designed in a way that we can build in the kinds of minority representation we think are important to reflect in Canada. Build in minority representation--this is why I like the elected way of doing it--that recognizes that our definition of the appropriate groups and interests that should be represented will fluctuate. They will change and differ somewhat over time, but we want an institution that can accommodate that.
I just don't think being appointed to the Senate is the gold star. We can do better than that.