Thank you.
I assume we are all here so that we could some day have a House of Commons that is representative of the Canadian population—in other words, representative of its diversity in terms of gender equality and fair representation of immigrants. As for first nations, I will not speak on their behalf. It's up to them to say what they want. The objective is also to establish a House of Commons whose political persuasions are representative of various parties and political opinions in Canada. It must also be representative of people who live in various territories—local territories—but also in major regions such as the provinces. The current voting system has demonstrated its inability to provide us with such representation. That much is clear.
Around the world, 108 out of the 195 countries have adopted a proportional system, in one form or another. Of those, 58 countries have, in addition to the voting system—as the voting system does not resolve everything—implemented institutional mechanisms to promote gender equality and attract diverse people.
So the voting system issue is an important one, but it will not bring equality and representation to the House of Commons if we don't add institutional mechanisms.