That's another great practical question. I think initially there would have to be a reliable census of Canadians taken abroad, with different models looked at. In terms of the French approach, without knowing off the top of my head how many seats they have in the equivalent of their parliament, I think there needs to be some consideration of what kind of percentage any additional seats would add to the House of Commons in Ottawa.
As I mentioned, the number of Canadians abroad would be equivalent to the fifth-largest province in Canada. I'm not suggesting that we have the number of seats to represent that in proportion. I'm not suggesting that at all. But as a fair step, we should have some representation. We have none. Nobody solicits our votes. Decisions are made for us and about us, impacting us and impacting our children—impacting my children. We need to have some voices at the table, at tables like the one you're sitting at. We just don't have that.
We don't need to have an overly ambitious number of seats to represent overseas constituencies. I just think a minimally fair number would be appropriate.