The difficulty, Mr. Chair, is that for any date you choose, there will always be potential conflicts. Of course the bill allows for some flexibility in that regard, in terms of cultural or religious events and so on.
Certainly from a party operational point of view, I think the third week in October is very good in terms particularly of voter turnout. I think that is already before you. The weather is still good at that time of the year. The snowbirds haven't left, usually, by that time. There is a myriad of reasons. The third Monday in October is probably the best date that the government has been able to find, and it is quite satisfactory from a political party point of view.