Electoral Reform committee  I would just like to address regionalism. In some areas, some parties have no hope of being elected at certain points of time, and first past the post definitely encourages regionalism. Even if you have women candidates, and I can think of many examples, if they're in a region where the party—

Electoral Reform committee  —is not popular, there's still no hope, because I know some excellent women who have not been voted in.

Electoral Reform committee  That's right. You have maybe more on the cabinet, but fewer in the committees—

Electoral Reform committee  —like the medically assisted death committee, I think, only had one woman.

Electoral Reform committee  No. Our comments have been covered. Thank you.

Electoral Reform committee  I am representing approximately 900 women from six Toronto CFUW clubs. We are a non-partisan, self-funded women's advocacy organization, and we've been around since 1919. We have a national office, as well. We are here in support of change from our first past the post electoral system.