Returning to electronic voting, when you have either, we do in a way have a method in place now that we employ relatively often, by applying votes by unanimous consent. That could be something to be considered for electronic voting, or just more frequently for these types of votes. The one challenge with applying votes is that it doesn't provide the same opportunity for an individual to change from a party direction on a specific matter.
In our system, in our Canadian approach, we typically do vote more often than not with our party, but there are times when we break from our parties. We've seen that on different bills, especially on private members' bills, but that's a separate matter. Wynn's law is a good example. On government matters, we have seen government MPs vote a certain way, and we've seen opposition MPs vote different ways as well. They may vote with the government legislation, or vote against a piece of government legislation that our party may have supported.
There are challenges. There are opportunities to speed things up by applying a vote, but it could also have the unintended consequence of further heightening or strengthening the party, the power of the whip, when he or she seeks to apply the vote. As an individual MP I may be hesitant to oppose the application of a vote, because I would be singled out in that case, and in so doing, tying up the House and making votes take significantly longer. I may not be inclined to do that simply to oppose a specific matter one way or the other. So there are considerations there.