Madam Speaker, I agree with my friend that we all have unique circumstances that we deal with when trying to do this job. I would also argue that, in fact, an election is a chance to apply for a job. Someone is asking constituents to vote for them to do a job, and the job is in Ottawa. My friend mentioned in her speech that she did the job for a number of years without kids. I recognize as a parent myself that there are challenges. We also understand what the job entails. Leading up to an election, people always make a choice about what job they are going to apply for. If someone is going to stand for re-election, they stand knowing all of the challenges.
However, I also heard my friend in the NDP say something we have been hearing that is opposite from the Liberals. The Liberals have been saying all day that a hybrid Parliament is to be used in extreme circumstances, but now my friend from the NDP, who is supporting the Liberals, is saying it is to be used whenever someone does not feel like coming to Ottawa. A clarification would be nice.