Mr. Speaker, the intervention is to share the sentiments of the hon. member for Matapédia-Matane and his values for the rural communities of Gaspé. Rural New Brunswick and rural Nova Scotia have the same values, needs and long distances between small communities. We too know that representation must come from each geographic region and not necessarily from statistics.
It is important to bring forward ideas. Somehow the hon. member is presenting ideals that we all share and want, yet at the same time he feels they will not be here for the next election. That is entirely contradictory in spirit and thought.