You mentioned there, and you said earlier, that you understand Canadians want greater democratization, that it's something Canadians may be reaching for. I agree with something else you said, that perhaps we've left this topic for too long, and it wasn't something that was talked about. We've gone since 1867 to where we are today, and I'm not sure many Canadians say the Senate they currently have matches their views of what democracy is, or where Canada should be. In my mind, we have to get there. I guess the question is, do we take one large jump at it or do we take small bites? They say the best way to eat an elephant is one bite at a time. Is Bill C-20 one of the bites along the way?
On June 4th, 2008. See this statement in context.