No. Isn't that interesting. I think a couple of years ago, they decided not to sit on Friday. Did it meet with opposition? Yes, it did a bit. They also have, as here in Ottawa, some young families. Travel really isn't the issue in Saskatchewan.
They did take a hit. I hear it today in my riding of Saskatoon Southeast. People are wondering why the MLA is home at five o'clock on Thursday and all day Friday.
They decided in the legislature to have no sittings on Fridays. They sit a little longer, though.
You really can't, at times, compare federal with provincial. I show them my schedule in the House of Commons. Most MLAs look at that and say, “You're in Ottawa for 26 weeks of the year?” Yes, that's what I was hired to do. I've missed only one Friday in Ottawa. I'll fly back tomorrow afternoon after we're done, at 2:30, and I'll come back Sunday night at two in the morning.
There are varying degrees. For me, Mr. Simms, I'd like to share that I worked in sports for 40 years. There were no weekends. There were no nights. I worked from three to midnight for 40 years. I worked weekends for 40 years. I worked Christmas Eve for 32 of the 40 years. That's part of the job.
When I came into this job, along with Mr. Nater, in October, we knew the situation. We knew well in advance the schedule.