Ladies and gentlemen, you will agree that there is no greater matter as important as the nature of our democracy, which heretofore has been defined as our ability to vote by secret ballot those to represent us. The ability to elect those to represent us without fear or interference has served us well since Confederation. Now we are being told to change.
The guiding principles of this committee are, in my opinion, indefensible. Further, they do not advance the cause of the alternate systems cited either. Among the principles is an effort to restore effectiveness and/or legitimacy to our electoral system. Is our current system ineffective and/or illegitimate? I don't think so.