Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the member's question.
Clearly, the people of Canada really need to be heard and understood. Each of us has a tremendous responsibility within our ridings to fairly represent the thoughts, feelings, wishes and desires of those people.
We also recognize that there are differences in the thoughts, feeling and opinions of the people of various ridings and people within ridings. But of incredible importance is the honest effort and desire to meet with and discuss matters with the people.
I have found it incredibly important to bring to Parliament the voices of the people of Edmonton East. We have discussed the issues. Our greatest desire is to bring understanding of these issues.
I have held nine forums on different issues of interest to Edmonton East. We have talked about aboriginal youth justice and euthanasia. We have included panellists who know and understand those issues so they can share with us the importance of understanding the issues before we make our decisions.