Mr. Speaker, as my colleague from Lac-Saint-Jean said, this is indeed a very high-level debate we are having today.
I would like to thank and congratulate my colleague from St. Albert—Sturgeon River, who is always very eloquent when it comes to discussing an issue close to his heart, particularly this one. I probably should not say this, because we are not supposed to mention whether someone is in the House or not, but I would also like to thank the minister, who attended all the debates and listened very attentively. Heaven knows he has his hands full as Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister of Transport.
Now, I would like to make two comments regarding the names of the ridings before I ask my main question. I completely agree, and I would like to remind everyone of what we did in Louis-Saint-Laurent. As everyone knows, the Wendake First Nation is in my riding. I contacted the grand chief and the nation's council at the time to ask them to make a suggestion. They proposed “Akiawenhrahk”, a name I am very proud to bear. It is the name of the Saint-Charles River. We do need to explain the history a bit. It was not easy for many people to say it correctly the first time. I have always managed it on the first try, of course, but a few people have had some difficulty. Just recently, on television, during an interview on LCN, the name came out a bit wrong. That gave me the opportunity to explain why it is pronounced that way. We are making good use of these suggestions from the community, as my colleague so aptly put it, and I invite everyone to do the same.
My question is this. Indeed, there may be some legitimate concerns about signatures on the ballot to avoid long ballots. I would like to hear my colleague talk about her proposals, which could be as helpful as allowing a single person to sign a ballot, which would allow—