Mr. Chair, I think the member is certainly not looking at the wishes of my constituents. He represents constituents, although he hasn't been here for a long time, but the wishes of the constituents are paramount.
When thousands of people say that this is certainly not what they wanted, clearly the commission did not listen to those people, clearly the commission did not reach out to my communities, and clearly the commission did not hear from my constituents.
Here are the results, and I'm sure the member knows that listening to constituents is very important. I am sure that, after he gains some experience, he will know that the results of listening to your constituents are, by a far cry, more important than political gamesmanship, and especially across party lines. Certainly coming across party lines is not what I came here with.
Now, I'm sure the member can continue to be that; he's a vocal proponent of his party, and for that he's appreciated, but here are the results. These are people, irrespective of the party line, who came across and said, “We disagree with this”. The only people who agreed with it were seven people. Both the municipal and the provincial people and the school trustees are against this. So if all these people are against it, certainly the commission did not do a good job to reach out.