I said that an MP who is accusing a commission of doing gerrymandering because the commission is increasing the numbers of aboriginals in his riding is saying something offensive. That's what I'm saying.
Where does the 75% come from? Except for Mr. Marit, we didn't see any proof of it, and the majority of the commission...and I must say that I have a strong regard for Mr. Courtney's ability to count, because he's a great political scientist. The commission has little doubt.... I will quote the commission:
The Commission has little doubt, however, that the general public accepts the new electoral districts as a genuine effort to comply with the principles of the Act and to ensure respect for the democratic process.
They also say that “a large number of contacts were inspired by the encouragement of members of Parliament opposed to the abolition of rural-urban hybrid districts”. The StarPhoenix says the same, in that a number of proposals that were against the majority report “consisted of pre-formatted postcards distributed to supporters by Conservative MPs”.
This is something that was said in your province, so what is the committee supposed to do with that?