Thank you, Madam Chair.
Greetings to the three witnesses who are here with the committee today. I'm very pleased to see you and to find that you get along very well with your neighbours. When riding boundaries are being discussed, it's important for everyone to be on the same page. Otherwise, it becomes more difficult for the members of the commission to agree on things.
Mr. Plamondon, I'm going to briefly summarize what you said, and then allow you to continue. You said that your riding had a demographic shortfall and that this was why there was a proposal to add three municipalities totaling approximately 2,000 inhabitants. However, as a result of the outstanding work done by the current MP, considerable population growth is expected, and it would more than compensate for a deficit of 2,000 people if the change were not made. That's my understanding of it.
Have I given an accurate overview of the numbers in your riding?