Mr. Speaker, I followed the comments made by the hon. member from Nova Scotia attentively. He criticized the system we have in the House of Commons. I would like to remind him and also ask him if this is not the same system unions use to elect their executive? They are given a mandate to govern and after so many years they return and ask for a mandate again and if they are renewed, fine, if not, they are thrown out. This is the same system in the House of Commons. If he is so critical of our system maybe he should start changing the union system first.
Second, if he were proposing proportional representation for us maybe it would be a good idea for him to start in his place. We could follow his career and his union's achievement. If it were good for the unions then maybe the House of Commons would adopt the same principles of proportional representation.