You are right.
It’s disappointing for anyone casting a ballot to see that the candidate they voted for wasn’t elected, even though he or she got a good percentage of the vote. However, it’s always fairly difficult to find a mechanism that would please everyone. I don’t know how a balanced representation of Conservatives, New Democrats, Liberals and the Green Party could be achieved. The mechanics aren’t easy, and I doubt the solution will be found in the next three years because the analysis needs to be much broader than what we’re doing now.
Each party has the right to be duly represented in the House of Commons. That’s where the issue mainly lies. Is it important to get minister positions? That may not be the issue. But it is important to resolve the representativity issue so that the number of interventions by each party in the House is no longer established based on the votes received. That might be something to look at.
I’m not saying that it isn’t nice to be in power, but often the questions asked by the opposition put more pressure on the government. So perhaps it’s worth thinking about the distribution of speaking rights and your presence in the House. From the moment you are elected as an MP, you are again—