Thank you, and thank you for all the work you have been doing because it has been seamless on our end.
For myself, I enjoy being there in person. I want to apologize for not being able to be in person today. I was extremely sick yesterday and couldn't even get out of bed. I didn't think the people on the plane would appreciate me being on with them. I am starting to see the light again, so I hopefully can be with all of you tomorrow.
My next question goes to the Speaker.
I was glad to hear you say there are certain things we should be considering, like whether certain roles need to be in person. You have said that perhaps the Speaker is something to consider. I think that's something Parliament has also considered from the beginning of time. Certain rules have already put in place, like deputy positions. There's a deputy whip. As for myself, there are deputy speakers and deputy House leaders. I think that has been implemented just in case somebody cannot be there. That's interesting.
I also wanted to get your perspective on the issue of whether democracy works. So far, have you felt that our democratic system has worked under this hybrid Parliament?