Ms. Hughes, I would like to make a similar comment.
Some federal ridings are becoming so big that they stretch over several administrative regions. If we were to uphold the decision on Les Etchemins, there would be five RCMs, each with its own SADC and CLD. These are important partners. Every time we add a region, there has to be more follow-up.
I compare this situation to that of a colleague whom I adore. His riding is located south of Montreal, and two municipal councillors generally come and sit down with him for coffee the day after the federal government makes a major announcement. They do a review of the district and wonder what they will do with all that. In some cases, as in Est-du-Québec, it is quite different. Yours is quite disturbing. This represents days of work, and it has to be done if you want to have the same quality of information. When I do a tour because of something important such as a budget, I have to spend an entire week there before I can say that the people who asked me questions have received an answer.