I completely understand your position on this. I myself have introduced a bill on bilingualism. This issue is very difficult to resolve. There are always the two options of either asking for official certification or relying on people's judgment. It is not an easy debate.
In 2011, when Mr. Scheer was elected Speaker of the House, I was a new member of Parliament. One full day was devoted to the election of the Speaker of the House. There were several ballots and I personally found it very interesting. It enabled me to get to know my colleagues a bit better. In between ballots, we were able to talk to them. The Conservative candidates would come to talk to us, and they were very nice to us. We were all surprised. It was very good.
If the preferential ballot is implemented, as you are suggesting, would that not pressure new members—like myself back then—to have to decide on a preferential order, without talking to anyone else and without necessarily having the tools to do so?
What is your suggestion to address that problem?