We're not there yet, and besides, that's less than 25%.
In the case of Raiche v. Canada, it was really the community of interest that counted. During the 2002 boundary readjustment, people will remember it, we created a subcommittee to deal with the readjustments at the time. Tom Lukiwski sat on it then. Look at the community of interest. If you look at where the Belledune riding is located, you will see that Acadie—Bathurst is between Miramichi and Belledune.
If you consult the archives, you will see that the member for Miramichi said, in the newspapers, that it didn't make any sense to put Belledune and Miramichi together. There was no community of interest. People in Belledune went to school and shopped in Bathurst. People who work in the smelter came from Acadie—Bathurst. Even Belledune's mayor spoke up on the matter and said that the right choice, for Belledune, was Acadie—Bathurst.
I'm just giving you my opinion. Yes, the number counts, but people count much more. The human aspect counts much more. In politics and in democracy, the heart must be taken into account, the way that people feel about it and the way they want to be represented.
That's why, when I presented my brief to the commission, I said that I was ready to welcome them. That's also what I recommend, but it's up to them to decide, because they are the ones being represented. They don't feel represented, and it's not because of the member from Miramichi. It's simply because it's not at all practical. People all deal with Bathurst. The number is nothing but a number. Humans are humans, and we are here to represent them.
That's my opinion.