Thank you very much.
I have two comments. I would have really liked for you to come to Estrie, as that region has some particularities. We have two major universities with applied political science faculties. So the exchanges could have been really interesting, both with students and with faculty professors.
Another particularity of the Estrie region is that it is the forth-largest hub of multicultural integration in Quebec. There are over 40 multiethnic communities in Estrie. Those people are currently somewhat lost in the voting system, and they definitely don't feel well represented.
The anglophone presence is another consideration. Anglophones account for nearly 25% of our population, and 50% of municipalities are anglophone in some of the regions. Those people want to have their rights protected, and I completely understand that. They basically want their vote to carry weight. Numbers have been put forward today that suggest that, if a government is elected with 38% of popular support and the participation rate is 60%, actual support is about 20%, and it's even lower if we take into account members elected with a true majority.
Those communities want to be properly represented. Regardless of the form of proportional representation selected, what matters the most is the weight of the vote. Do Canadians ensure representation in the House of Commons by placing a small cross at the bottom of the ballot? That is what is important.
For decades, when a party came to power, it governed based on its economic and ideological doctrines. So people who have voted for other parties and represent 60%, 70% or 80% of the total, do not feel represented, do not feel protected and, most importantly, do not feel like they have a voice in the House of Commons.
Thank you very much.