No, at university.
The fact that we do a host of other things when we are not in class does not necessarily show up on people's radars. We do administrative work and we make sure we follow up with students. It is the same with parliamentarians and their work. I think we need a public relations exercise for that.
I lived in England for four years when I was a student. So I have personal reasons for following the British elections, other than the fact that I am a political junkie. The current election is 100 times more interesting than those I saw when I was there. A majority government is essentially a government that comes to power and runs the country for four years. Conversely, a minority government allows the people to get more involved on human, strategic and political levels.
In England, right from the beginning of the campaign, news ratings have been phenomenal. People are fascinated. There is talk of 75 constituencies in completely out-of-the-way places in England on which the whole thing could turn. Everyone is an expert. Taxi drivers are wondering what is going to happen in such and such a riding.
The situation we are currently experiencing can be perceived as problematic—perhaps not by the Bloc Québécois—because the traditional parties want to be in power as a majority, I would imagine. I think we should exploit this opportunity to allow Parliament and Canadians to reconnect. That leaves more room for coalition and agreement between the parties. We saw it last year when there was an attempt at a coalition. In addition, that sparks a new interest in the public, simply because the whole situation is more fluid.
In my opinion, we should not let this opportunity slip away.