Yes, and I actually think your first and second points are tied together. I think that the take-note debates we have in the House are tremendous. Because there are no votes attached—and that's my proposal as well; there would be no votes attached to these—they're a chance for people to have some of the best orators in Canada talk about issues that are important to people. They could see that connection, that they have signed a petition about a certain area of interest to them and then they see parliamentarians taking it seriously in an hour's debate. It's easily accessible in that they could watch it on their phone rather than going to the House of Commons. I think that would do something to help. I don't think it's a panacea, but I do think it's a step in the right direction, and again, with very little effort on our side to do so.
On November 6th, 2014. See this statement in context.