Hello everyone.
Thank you for giving me the chance to speak.
If your committee is travelling, it's because you think the electoral system is an important matter. I heard all sorts of comments earlier. It's been said that citizens want this and that, and references were made to major university studies. It's wonderful.
However, if it was said in the last election that there was a desire or no desire to change the electoral system, maybe citizens would have voted differently.
We know the Bloc Québécois and Conservative Party want the government to hold a referendum before changing the electoral system. I am speaking to the MPs on this committee who are members of other parties. We heard comments earlier on a referendum. It was said that a referendum would depend on what is done, and that it could lead to all sorts of results.
However, the same is true for elections. Some advertise and others don't. MPs from the other parties, why would you refuse to consult the public on an issue as important as reforming the electoral system through which, democratically, we elect our MPs? Is it because you don't trust the voters? That's my question.