Electoral Reform committee  Two.

Electoral Reform committee  That's a very good question. I would also say that as Canadians, even when we are faced with imperfect systems, we always strive to improve. I think of that as another Canadian value. At some point we got universal health care. I remember hearing my mother talk about the fights a

Electoral Reform committee  I feel like I should give you guys the respect you deserve, because this is a great thing you're doing, and let me acknowledge that. I'm not trying to be disrespectful to your positions here. I don't know if I have a clear answer on the way in which we should test the Canadian p

Electoral Reform committee  Here in the north we have incredible access to our politicians. This is Larry. Hi, Larry.

Electoral Reform committee  I'd bet you, if you asked these people behind us, most of them would know him as Larry.

Electoral Reform committee  I think that ability to be able to connect with your political representatives is one of the things that you would get with a more proportional system, because as Mr. Brekke notes, if you can see your vote having an effect, you will then identify with that person. The challenge w

Electoral Reform committee  Exactly.

Electoral Reform committee  Right. It moves out of Parliament and into the cabinet, PMO, or wherever it moves to, but it's not in Parliament. I am a fan of respecting diversity of views. As Mr. Deltell noted, his views may not align with mine. That's okay, in my opinion. There is a competing argument about

Electoral Reform committee  It is.

Electoral Reform committee  Sure.

Electoral Reform committee  Well, I'll just say, sure, why don't we use first past the post; if we're going to use a referendum, then let's use first past the post and say proportional or not. Give it a straight call and give it 50 plus one, and then okay. It's not that I'm opposed to it when we're in bina

Electoral Reform committee  It also needs the endorsement of Canadians. Look at what happened with Brexit. That is a country divided at the moment. Whatever system you put forward, you're going to have to find some way to check with citizens about whether this feels right or not. I don't know whether that's

Electoral Reform committee  It is my sincere hope and belief that there is better. It has to do with this concept that when the first-past-the-post system was created in a two-party system, more or less, in a place where it would take you a month to get from this riding to Ottawa or more, and through severa

Electoral Reform committee  Well, I am biased. I mean, sure, I would love that. I am just trying to be a little practical with the committee. I do think that Canada has a strong identity with the north. I think that Canadians could even see that this is necessary, but I want to be careful sitting here tryin

Electoral Reform committee  Okay. I will leave it there, but yes, I think about those things a lot.