Madam Chair, through you, Mr. Kmiec, thank you for that question. I think it strikes at the heart of what is an understandable concern for those who want this to be an appropriate, orderly process.
If Parliament in its wisdom decides to maintain, for example, 78 seats in the province of Quebec, the Quebec electoral boundaries commission will obviously respect that legislated decision of Parliament. Should there be a transitional period where an election were to happen before the Quebec electoral boundaries commission would have completed its work, as Mr. Sutherland just indicated to me, Quebec seats would remain at 78. That is not an ideal situation.
That's why I'm hoping that colleagues in this House and in the other place, if there is a consensus to support this legislation, can do so in a way such that we don't unduly create uncertainty for the commission. These are people who are going to be working extraordinarily hard and are doing serious work, and obviously the uncertainty that they might face is not ideal.
I worry about that, but I don't know, Mr. Kmiec, if perhaps Mr. Sutherland or Ms. Pereira can provide examples of other circumstances where you would have had sort of a hybrid, if you wish, series of maps.
I don't know the answer to that, but maybe Mr. Sutherland or Ms. Pereira does, and we'd be happy, obviously, to reply in writing through the chair if there is more detail that you'd like.
I'll turn to Al.