Thank you, Chair. I appreciate the intervention, because I think this is part of the discussion that is fundamental to this committee going forward. I think Ms. Kwan, Ms. May, Mr. Waugh, and Mr. Richards have all contributed to a worthwhile discussion.
Hearing some of the challenges faced for different ridings, both in terms of the ridings themselves and the MPs who represent them, I feel almost guilty, Mr. Chair, because of my travel schedule. If I fly home, I can leave Ottawa on a 4:05 flight. I can land in London, Ontario, at about 5:15, and an hour later, I'm in my front door. I feel almost guilty to say that, because it is a privilege for me to have that opportunity. Even driving, it's a six-and-a-half-hour drive, which I can do before you, Mr. Chair, are probably at your first stop along the way. I almost feel guilty.
It's part of the discussion, I think, to recognize our regions, to recognize our diverse country and how one thing may affect one MP one way and another MP a different way, as Ms. Kwan rightly pointed out. Depending on the region and depending on the family situation, each change is different.
I'm speaking from personal experience. I have two kids, but neither are school age. That means that I have the delight and the opportunity to bring my family with me to Ottawa from time to time. They don't come every week, but they come more often than not, and they have the opportunity to come up to the Hill for lunch. We have lunch together often in my office. Sometimes I'm home in time at night to put them to bed, to do the bedtime bath and the bedtime story, but that's me. That's one perspective. Others don't have their families with them.