Absolutely. Have a town hall meeting and say, “Here's what we're trying to do. We're trying to change the rules, the way Parliament operates, unilaterally.” See how that goes over. It won't. Of course, I'm sure that's not how you would wordsmith it, but nonetheless....
Those Canadians who are following this debate, and there seem to be more and more of them on a daily basis, are agreeing with the position of the collective opposition. This is not a Conservative-led initiative to oppose what you're trying to do. This is not something the NDP solely is trying to do. This is not something the Bloc and the Green Party are trying to do on their own. In fact, how often can you find an issue that galvanizes the entire opposition as this has done? The answer is very rarely.