That's great. Thank you.
It's a pleasure to be here at the much-esteemed PROC committee. This is the first time I have been here. It's good to see all my B.C. colleagues presenting.
I find it quite interesting that it seems that the primary concerns we have heard this morning relate to Vancouver. As a member of Parliament from the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, I think we need to get it right in Vancouver, absolutely, but I would also like to make sure we're not pushing anything out into, say, my region as we try to get it right in Vancouver.
There was a comment made by my Conservative colleague about not getting the numbers right. Richmond could be low. I think there are ranges within the mandate that the electoral commission related to the population. Dr. Fry has spoken about how hers would see a difference of only 17. That seems very reasonable.
Mr. Davies, you mentioned that you'd come up with a plan for Vancouver. I think you mentioned six seats. I'll start with you, but I would like to hear from others as well about any plans they've come up with and what the population targets would be. Could we actually have the proposed boundary changes within Vancouver that would maybe not exactly reflect an equal number but be within the range the boundary commission is able to work with?
Perhaps you could speak to particularly in yours, Mr. Davies, what you would see as being the population effects. Perhaps you could also talk about the larger piece you did for Vancouver, with the populations of the new ridings being within an acceptable range for population.