I guess if people can plan when they're going to vote, that is a benefit. I think all of us have had people over the years tell us how they want to make plans to go away, but they're conscious of their responsibility to vote as Canadian citizens. I remember individuals asking me, in the fall of 1988, when the election was going to be; they were going away and didn't want to miss the election. I told them that as a backbencher I wasn't privy to that information. Very few people knew exactly when, or even if, the election would have been called in the fall of 1988. So in terms of people planning their lives, I think it would be helpful for them to know when an election is going to take place.
In terms of voter apathy, Canadians, when they get motivated, get out to vote. In the election that took place in January, despite predictions to the contrary, the voter turnout was greater than it had been in the 2004 election. If people get motivated and want to come out to vote, they'll vote. But I think we should accommodate them to the extent we can, and I think the piece of legislation does that.