Thank you, Mr. Côté.
Mr. Derriennic, I started studying the Irish electoral system as well. Along the lines of your proposal, the Irish have three to five members per multi-member constituency. The Irish, instead of choosing the party only through closed lists, can choose their candidate without having to make 25 choices. They can choose their preferred candidate from a given party. This would answer Mr. Rayes' question. A voter who wanted to vote for Mr. Rayes would ensure that he is at the top of their list. That selection would mean that the voter was voting specifically for that individual.
I admit that the two systems are an improvement over the archaic system we currently have in Canada. Someone even said that this system was designed for England in the 16th century, while we are in Canada in the 21st century. Jason Kenney said that.
Why three to five members per district? Yesterday, Professor Stephenson suggested three to seven members. Earlier, Mr. Dutil said that it takes at least six to achieve better proportionality. The debate is about the number of members that we want for our region.