You know, we could reach an agreement to change the system to one of preferential balloting, and that would not be a complicated change. That would simply change how votes are counted. However, some of the proportional systems may require changes to constituency boundaries, so completing that process in just a few months seems highly unlikely. That's not even factoring in the obvious politics surrounding this process and whether agreement can be reached and the fact that consultations across the country have yet to be done.
I think I agree with Leslie Seidle, who said we're already quite tight to get this complete by 2019. It may be the case that the committee ought to consider continuing its work, focusing on the work, coming up with an alternative, and if a referendum is something that could be agreed to, it could be held in concert with the 2019 election.