Thank you, Mr. Chair, for this opportunity to speak to the commission's proposals.
In fact, my only demand concerns the proposed name of "Salaberry", which would cover a portion of the existing electoral districts of Vaudreuil-Soulanges and Beauharnois—Salaberry.
Many people do not feel represented at all by the name that has been selected. A consensus emerged around the name "Suroît" at the public hearings on October 23. That name is already being used and is much more inclusive. It is being used by the Office du tourisme du Suroît, which already covers the RCMs of Vaudreuil-Soulanges, Beauharnois-Salaberry and Haut-Saint-Laurent. There is really a consensus on that name.
If you want to select another name, there is a lesser consensus on a second name, Salaberry-Soulanges, although it was accepted by all the residents who took part in the hearings on October 23, 2012.
We do not know the origin of the name "Salaberry", which was not discussed at the preliminary hearings. That is why I am testifying in committee today.