There's a real instinct in Saskatchewan about our province. It's a province of great variety, of great diversity. The mixing together of all manner of communities in the way the existing map does tends to obscure that diversity. It muffles the voices. It makes it more difficult for some people to make themselves heard and to see themselves reflected in their parliament. That's an important issue, and the commission talked about that. If people chronically feel that somehow they are prevented from seeing themselves reflected in their parliament, then they begin to drop out of the political process. I think that's bad for democracy.
On March 26th, 2013. See this statement in context.