Madam Chair, that is a very interesting question. It especially hits home, given my origins as a farm boy who thought that people in the city never really cared about us anyway. Now I'm one of them, unfortunately.
I think it's a very interesting point, not only with regard to the makeup of the commission so far, but the whole issue of rural Canada and how we can better represent their interests. Again, given that we will not be selecting appointees, all we can do is encourage in our guidelines more diversity, including, now that you've mentioned it--I wouldn't have thought about it--the idea of rural and urban balance.
Many of the rural communities of Canada are dying. It's of great concern, and I'm even looking at my own hometown. It's a way of life that needs to be preserved. It's a thing we have to think a lot more about.
It's another thing I've given speeches about, by the way. It seems there are a lot of things. I think your point is very well taken.