That's great, thank you.
I'm going to start by just noting that many of us are following feedback from Twitter. One of the early pieces I just wanted to pass on is that Jennifer Ross wanted to thank Professor Russell for posting his brief on the website so that others would be able to follow along. I just wanted to pass along that thank you. As well, I appreciated your light way of presenting very excellent content. I really thank you for that.
For the first question, I'm going to go to Professor Dutil. You've made your comments and your thoughts on referendums very clear, and I appreciate that. In a Toronto Star December 9 article—something that popped up when I Googled your name—you talked about this idea of electoral reform. You noted that our government “must conduct true consultations—rigorous and comprehensive consultations that are not simply driven by the self-appointed advocates of reform.”
Our government hasn't made a clear decision yet on whether or not a referendum will happen. We're in the information-gathering stage now. We're looking at the benefits, pros, and cons of that. I'd like your thoughts on what those other “true consultations”, from your perspective, would look like. What else can we do to make sure we're gathering a range of perspectives and true input from Canadians on this very important issue?