There was a backlash against the first proposal, because it would have taken some communities away from the riding of Lac‑Saint‑Jean and transferred them to the riding of Jonquière.
The proposed riding name of “Jonquière—Alma” never came up. The only reason the commissioners thought of it was that one resident suggested reviving the riding of Jonquière—Alma. But the resident who made the suggestion on which the commissioners based the proposal we're debating today has since retracted his suggestion. The commissioners really have no grounds to pursue this idea of bringing back the riding of Jonquière—Alma. Mr. Perron has retracted his suggestion, so it's as if it had never been made. In my opinion, his suggestion is null and void.
The reason we're fighting so hard against this Jonquière—Alma proposal is that it was never discussed. As Mr. Simard so aptly pointed out, however, it did come up for discussion in 2013. At the time, people from all over Saguenay—Lac‑Saint‑Jean spoke out against the creation of the riding of Jonquière—Alma.
In 2013, the commission fixed a historical mistake. So why is that, 10 years later, that same commission is repeating a mistake it fixed itself? I feel like I'm a bad movie right now. The commission needs to do its homework. Unfortunately, we are now forced to support the first proposal, because it couldn't be worse than the one creating the riding of Jonquière—Alma.
We know creating Jonquière—Alma is a bad proposal, and the proof is that the commission itself decided to fix that mistake in 2013. I think consistency is important, especially when it comes to political representation.
Mr. Simard, do you have anything to add?