Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech.
I am pleased to ask him a question on referendums, since that is the focus of the discussion he is trying to have here on electoral reform.
Under the Referendum Act, the legislation that allows the Government of Canada to hold referendums, the government can hold a referendum to make a change to the Constitution of Canada.
Does the hon. member believe that a referendum on the electoral system would meet the requirements of the Referendum Act, which clearly specifies that referendum questions have to relate to the Constitution of Canada? Does the hon. member think that the government even has the authority to hold a referendum to change the electoral system?