Electoral Reform committee  I just wanted to add to your comment about the televised aspect that politics has changed a lot. I think it's more than just television.

Electoral Reform committee  I honestly don't want to weigh in on that as a so-called constitutional expert.

Electoral Reform committee  Yes, and reliable, exactly.

Electoral Reform committee  I think that it's a substantive equality issue, personally, and I think it's a very good idea. I think you have to sometimes just take the road. You have to take affirmative steps in that direction if you want to effect change. You just can't wait for things to percolate up. That

Electoral Reform committee  When you see what the Liberals have done with requiring a certain percentage of cabinet ministers to be female, that has made a difference. It takes positive, proactive action.

Electoral Reform committee  It will really be for this committee to decide on those issues because you are hearing from experts, so I trust what this committee is going to come up with. It just seems intuitive that, at this point in time in our history with what's going on online, we would do that. But is a

Electoral Reform committee  On the online, I think people need to have the choice of online or not. I don't think you have to make everything online.

Electoral Reform committee  This is one of the things that maybe doesn't specifically involve electoral reform, but certainly, the nomination processes in each party might need to be looked at.

Electoral Reform committee  One of the criticisms of referendums is that you do take a risk because the question sometimes is not posed in a manner that people understand completely, or there might be a skewed result. There are all kinds of reasons that a referendum, if it's not carefully thought through, c

Electoral Reform committee  I have nothing to add.

Electoral Reform committee  That's an interesting question. Well, it depends on what you mean by consensus. If you mean everyone agreeing, you might never get there. What's really healthy in a democracy, of course, is a lot of debate and discussion. If you could all come to some agreement based on whateve

Electoral Reform committee  It would seem to me, however, that the discussions you have here will inform how this whole issue of electoral reform will be approached in the House and therein beyond, because you're a microcosm of the House.

Electoral Reform committee  You come here at the end of your time.

Electoral Reform committee  It may be a reality you face, but if you can explore other options.... The question was put, what do you need for political legitimacy? You need the Canadian electorate to really believe and trust that this system will actually work. That's all you need. It's not a legal questi

Electoral Reform committee  I thought it was an interesting suggestion. If you can get 75% support in the House, that would be great. What I don't know is whether or not the Canadian electorate would be sufficiently swayed by that 75% vote to feel that the new system was legitimate. Now coming from Monsieur