Thank you, Mr. Lukiwski.
There's a difference between people who don't have access to good public transit booking time off work, spending two hours to travel downtown, spending the day to make a submission to the commission, and people simply sending an email. There's a difference in the effort that's made.
I only went to the commission one day and I know that on that day at least 25 people booked time off work to be able to make a presentation at the commission. That goes to show the passion and the effect it was having on people's lives and the communities at stake. That is why I greatly thank the commission for listening to the voices of the constituents who actually took the time to make a presentation.
I again want to thank Mr. Dion, who presented the rationale that the commissioners provided, and also make a point about.... I think it's Mr. Chisu and Mr. Karygiannis who are saying that they have other elected officials supporting their proposals or submissions. Actually, I'd say there's a little bit of political gamesmanship going on, because they have the Liberal MPP of my riding, who did not mention any concerns to his own member of parliament, but wrote to the Liberal MP and the Liberal MPP. Then Mr. Chisu said he has a city councillor, Raymond Cho, who was also a Conservative candidate in the Ontario elections, who apparently didn't write to his own MP—me—but to the Conservative MP down the street. So I see political gaming, whereas I heard that at the commission we had residents, resident associations, the school board trustee who represents the riding of Scarborough—Rouge River, as well as many community agencies, young people, old people, all presenting at the commission.