Electoral Reform committee  I think that captures it pretty much.

Electoral Reform committee  You mean instead of going back to the people again.

Electoral Reform committee  I think the House should ensure that the legislation is put in place and should go with it. Mr. Chairman, I wasn't invited here to give my personal opinion, was I?

Electoral Reform committee  I remember once being offended by that comment. I was 15 at the time. One of the things that kills well-intended statements, beliefs, and intents is that it's fuzzy when it comes down to the point of the big group making the decision. That would be the same whether it was a comm

Electoral Reform committee  I wish Jordan and I were meeting with you on separate days, because my comment is going to run over some toes or something. If the government, however committed, is given too many options to choose from, I think the chances of it being addressed in the manner everybody thought i

Electoral Reform committee  Again, in our situation, we were mandated to bring back a suggested wording for a plebiscite question. Having said that, our committee felt strongly that, unlike what Jordan and his group are doing, it would not be valuable to anyone to try to present something that had several p

Electoral Reform committee  I'll have to live that down. I hope somebody can give you sandwiches and tea before your day is up. I think that in the list of options that are put forward for public consideration, the consideration of the voting public, there has to be that clear, unadulterated option that g

Electoral Reform committee  I don't have an answer for that, but I think when you're in the position, as you folks are, of now trying to take a fresh look at what could happen or should happen nationally, I think the elephants that are in the room should be given sandwiches and tea—you're in Prince Edward I

Electoral Reform committee  That's right. We didn't put it on the table, but it needs to be put on the table.

Electoral Reform committee  Exactly.

Electoral Reform committee  Power is the issue.

Electoral Reform committee  If I were doing it again—if I were now starting this over again—and it came to my attention that this was going on, I would be talking about it publicly.

Electoral Reform committee  That issue...because it would need to be drawn to the attention of the folks who are kind of getting information under the table, rather than through the public consultation that we are having. If that's what they are going to base their decision on, then they need to know that t

Electoral Reform committee  I'm trying to look for it.

Electoral Reform committee  I might not make it out of the hall.