Yes, I think this is critically important. I'll note that your party has a history of being the least supportive of regulations on third parties. I'm not saying that to score points or anything, but I raise that, Mr. Calkins, to note that we've come to a consensus in the country, even among your party, that it's good to have elections contested principally among political parties without huge outside influence. I think that's a good thing, and I've changed my own opinion on it over time.
As the cost of advertising changes and as the tactics of third parties change, I think it is worth asking whether legislation is fit for purpose to achieve what the overall animating principle is in Canadian elections, which is that elections should be a conversation between parties and voters without the cacophonous entry of hundreds of other people into that conversation.