Mr. Speaker, our government is delivering a principled, reasonable and fair bill for all Canadians with the fair representation act. It is truly a national formula. The opposition has brought forward alternatives. I thank those members for contributing to the debate, but I believe that in their attempt to score political points they are ignoring the real consequences of their proposals. It is time to put politics aside and support a truly national strategy on representation that is fair for all Canadians. That is why I am asking the opposition parties to vote for the fair representation act tonight.
In the House of Commons on December 13th, 2011. See this statement in context.