We can spend a lot of time quoting other experts. Emmett Macfarlane, for example, a political science professor at Waterloo University and constitutional law expert, made the same remarks as Mr. Pelletier.
The important thing is not to reduce the number of seats Quebec has. We have been very clear about that. As to guaranteeing a set percentage, regardless of demographic change, I will leave that for my friends from the other provinces to discuss.
I would have been very happy for New Brunswick to be facing the problem of a growing population, as is the case in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario. Unfortunately, that is not the case. As Mr. Therrien said, we are protected by the senatorial clause in any case.
In short, we consider this a surgical and appropriate way of maintaining Quebec's 78 seats.