Thanks to all of you for attending our session today. I've heard some excellent testimony and some new ideas that haven't come out so far this week.
I'll start with Dr. Kam. Thank you for your contributions so far in discussing the inherent trade-offs that have to be made or that are made when comparing the different systems. Your characterization of hunting for unicorns is particularly appropriate when I think of some of the presentations we've heard or remarks from the floor that simultaneously placed value on having an individual representative from their riding who can represent them because they know the local people and they are accessible to local people, but at the same time they desire a proportional system. These are trades. You can't have a perfect balance of these. We've heard this literally in the same breath of the people demanding proportional representation, and are also saying “but I still want to keep my local member of Parliament”.
In your opening remarks you said a number of things, and I was struck by the talk of majoritarian systems and their responsiveness to change. I'd like to give you a minute to explain that a little more fully if you care to.