I spent about 18 months as a director of research for the commission working in conjunction with David McLaughlin who you have heard from. He was the deputy minister at the time. We had a small commission, ultimately of eight. We lost one; we started with nine. My role was really to provide the information and the research that the committee used on an ongoing basis during our meetings. We did a lot of public consultation as well across the province, and then ultimately wrote the report.
My view on electoral system change is that it is something one has to approach very cautiously, of course, with awareness of all the potential implications. In the New Brunswick case, the commission did a very thoughtful job and created a regional mixed-member proportional representation system, or N.B. MMP, that was tailored to the context of New Brunswick. Of course, it is unique in our confederation, with its two linguistic communities at the provincial level. A lot of regional dynamics had to be considered. The commission recommended a system that was appropriate to the province at that time. The new Liberal government has just engaged a new process. We'll see where that ends up.