My first question for Mr. Hamlyn is this: During the time of the use of the remote application for voting and the hybrid Parliament application, was the U.K. democracy served well? Were members of Parliament and senators able to effectively use those applications, and were the legislation and work of the day getting done through the hybrid provisions?
Next, I think I'm going to move to Mr. McGill. It's going to be easier to have an interaction.
Mr. McGill, I was quite interested to hear that you are starting this pilot next week. Our Parliament here has begun this pilot already and is going to continue until June 2023. I'd love to be able to have our two Parliaments exchange what we've learned. I think a lot of what you said is similar to what we are feeling here as well in terms of not wanting to be out of step with the rest of society, being able to provide options and providing more diversity in Parliament.
I was wondering if you could elaborate a little on other things came out of the debates that occurred in the two chambers. Why is it that the committee has made these recommendations? Do you feel, at the end of this pilot, that you will most likely be moving into a permanent hybrid situation?