I think this once again goes fundamentally against what all of these people and the 50 or so people who appeared before the three commissions stated. They do not want the West Kootenay split up. We have MLAs and mayors, and I just received letters from some mayors this morning, from Trail and from Castlegar and Nelson, and the small communities. They feel...their interest for their communities is for historical reasons. There hasn't been a split for something like 100 years. The West Kootenays have always been together. To now have this happening, they're opposed to this based on the affinity, this community of interest. What I'm trying to do here is reflect what they're saying.
On February 28th, 2013. See this statement in context.