My concern goes back to the discussion we've had around this table for a number of meetings now, that if you take an MP who is representing a rural or an urban riding and that MP has 170,000 constituents to serve, he or she cannot effectively represent them even though they may have only five hours to debate in the House of Commons in any particular month.
So I think Bill C-20 has in fact found the balance, recognizing the MP's need to speak in the House of Commons on issues that are important to constituents but at the same time saving the MP's time within his or her riding to effectively meet the constituents as well.