I am personally, as a professor, deeply concerned about the impoverished level of political discourse in this country. I think being able to make a contribution to ensure that members of Parliament have an ability to raise the level of informed conversation and to have slightly broader awareness of the broader functioning of government and to have a bit more detailed conversation, especially in light of the shortcomings we have already discussed in the ability to access information or in the government's, at times, partisan obstruction—not just this government—of making the right information available in a timely fashion, and coming at it with a broader understanding to begin with would allow for a slightly improved level of political discourse overall in this country.
I don't see the concerns about “these are people we elect”. I guess maybe I'm just too much of a small-d democrat, but I just believe that we can ultimately trust our parliamentarians, and I think, by and large, all the theatre in the House of Commons notwithstanding, I actually find the parliamentarians I meet, irrespective of political party, to be exceptionally responsible and mature people.