Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I thank all the witnesses for being here.
And I thank the good people of Joliette for welcoming us to their lovely city.
Mr. Breslaw, you have mainly spoken about the potential system. I find you very original, and I like the "keep it simple and stupid" approach. In essence, that's the approach you are proposing, because you seem to be saying that your system is straightforward, and easy to implement rapidly.
Systems aside, Canada will be 150 years old next year, and the political party that has just been elected as a majority has decided to consider the possibility of changing the electoral system by saying, during the election campaign, that 2015 would be the last year Canadians would use the current voting system.
Do you believe that we 12 members of this committee, who are taking part in roundtables throughout Canada to meet the public, can and should have the mandate to change the electoral system?
Moreover, there are eight weeks to go before December 1, and the Chief Electoral Officer told us that it would take at least two years to implement a new electoral system.
Do you think the time for reflection is a bit short? I think our electoral system can be improved. In fact, everyone agrees with that.
Mr. Breslaw, do you think the time is a bit too short to make all these changes before the next election?