I would like to cite a very specific example.
The two most highly populated towns are Rivière-du-Loup and Montmagny, and they are situated virtually at opposite ends of the riding. The one is in Chaudière-Appalaches and the other in Bas-Saint-Laurent. So they are not in the same administrative regions. I have never been able to attend Canada Day festivities in both places because they do not coordinate their activities and the celebrations take place at the same time.
Consequently, I cannot require two remote regions to raise the flag at different times simply because I would like to be in one of them and then have enough time to travel so that I can raise the flag in the other. I cannot even suggest such a thing because they are two completely different worlds.
We work hard and we ultimately manage the files that present problems across the district. We do it, but sometimes three municipalities celebrate a 100th anniversary on the same weekend. So, unless we can be everywhere at once, it is not possible to be in three places at the same time. The more you increase this burden, the more you create these kinds of situations, in which an elected member, even with the greatest good will in the world, cannot always get to all the places he or she considers legitimately important.
Sometimes I tell people that I am so happy to be with them on a particular evening, but I know that there is another very important event in the district where I have to ensure I am represented. So we do not have a choice because, unfortunately, the last time anybody tried to clone someone, it turned out badly.