Again, it's no secret to anyone around the table that I'm not from Saskatchewan. I'm not trying to tell folks in Saskatchewan how their lines should be drawn. What I'm here to do is to relay a message from many people in Saskatchewan, and indeed Saskatoon, who made representations to the commission. I think they deserve a voice in this process. They clearly didn't find another MP or a local MP who was willing to carry their message to this committee. I'm here to carry that message on their behalf, because I think that notwithstanding the fact that local MPs may be comfortable with the commission's second round, folks who live in the area who nevertheless don't like the second version ought to have a voice in this process. I'm just here to pass on in good faith what we've been hearing from people in Saskatoon who believe that there should be a Saskatoon centre riding that's organized around the idea of political representation for an urban core.
On February 2nd, 2023. See this statement in context.