The representation level is higher if we have 78 seats out of 338, as opposed to 78 out of 343. So we can agree that this decreases Quebec's political weight.
There are certain clauses, such as the senatorial clause, the grandfather clause, and the territorial clause. In 2011, the Constitution was significantly changed by the Fair Representation Act. This type of thing is possible. I could read out a list of things that prove that we do not need constitutional reform to adopt these kinds of clauses. That is established in section 44 of the Constitution Act, 1982. The constitutional expert Mr. Taillon confirmed earlier that, barring a major change, the Constitution does not have to be reopened to make a minor change such as the Quebec clause that we are proposing, namely, to increase Quebec's minimum representation from 23% to 25%.
I will ask my question again, now that we know that we do not have to reopen the Constitution to adopt such a clause and that this argument cannot be used as an excuse. Why did you not accept this clause?