Electoral Reform committee  I would say that openness is a value that people feel in the north. A lot of people feel it when they arrive in the north for the first time, certainly in the Yukon. What that means is.... It is certainly an individually felt quality, and I am finding it very hard to describe.

Electoral Reform committee  Online, yes: only online, no. I don't see any reason to throw something that's working out the door.

Electoral Reform committee  I agree with Mr. Becker. I don't see a problem with having a couple of proportional representatives across the north, group the three territories into a super riding. We would still have our own MP, plus a couple of other MPs. I think the extra expense is worth it. And in this ne

Electoral Reform committee  Well, it's damned if you do and damned if you don't, eh? I think that's what the committee is tasked with. The committee is never going to please everyone in this country. Personally, yes, it is a bit of a sacrifice for northerners, I think, to view that as not having the propor

Electoral Reform committee  That's exactly what I said. We could elect one representative in each territory. Next, we could give another seat to one or two members from the proportional representation lists.

Electoral Reform committee  I would suggest that the other votes not represent southern British Columbia, only Canada's north.

Electoral Reform committee  Are you asking how we work with—

Electoral Reform committee  I think this could be achieved. I believe Fair Vote Canada submitted such a proposal, called “Rural-Urban Proportional”. There are ways to achieve it. I'm certainly opposed to large party lists. In the case of the north, I think it's important to vote an MP in your area, but I

Electoral Reform committee  It would be some form of proportional representation across the north. That would be Nunavut and—

Electoral Reform committee  Thank you. Good evening, honourable members of the special committee, and members of the public. I want to thank the committee for coming to Whitehorse and incorporating northern voices into these very important consultations. Thank you also for providing me the opportunity to