Yes, I think it does. There could be an issue relating to Coast Guard matters that would not affect Saskatchewan, Manitoba, or Alberta. There could be some other issue within a particular region on the Prairies that's only germane to that area. This is a federal state. It's not a uniform state, and we have a lot of diversity. This device is simply a democratic instrument to assist governments and the people, and their elected representatives, in coming to an informed decision on a specific policy. The more freedom, the more opportunity for freedom's intelligent application, the better.
On November 24th, 2009. See this statement in context.