Thank you, Madam Chair.
Thank you, committee.
I will be short, because it's a very small change. I'm very happy with the small differences in the boundaries themselves. I'm just here today to talk about the name.
Currently, my riding is called “Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte”. It's being proposed to become “Barrie North—Springwater—Oro-Medonte”. I'm looking for the word “North” to be removed. When we brought this forward, a couple of residents pointed out to me that it's a little confusing. Some people think it means “North Springwater” because it falls into.... I understand, due to translation, it can't be called “North Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte”, but I feel the “North” isn't really needed. There's also a cost to having to change and add the word “North” to everything, from letterhead to business cards—even the plaques in the hallway of our offices would have to be changed. As I said, some residents mentioned it's a bit confusing as to which part is north—whether it is “Barrie North” or “North Springwater”.
It's a very simple thing. I appreciate the committee for listening today. I'm just looking for the word “North” to be removed and to keep it as “Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte”, or as we call it locally, “BSOM”.