Thank you, Mr. Chair. Briefly, yes, I agree that this motion is premature. I agree that we do need to do something with the process if we can find something will really move it forward and be supported widely. Really, making it binding, making the Electoral Boundaries Commission report binding depends on us giving them good instructions from the start, and based on my modicum of experience to date compared to Mr. Miltenberger, I don’t think we’re there yet where we can reliably know that we are always going to give good instructions.
I am comfortable that the courts are available as backup if we need them, although that’s clearly not the preferred route to go.
I did also want to weigh in. I think Mrs. Groenewegen captured it well, but not to take away from the wise words of wisdom of my colleague Mr. Moses, but, you know, what we’re talking about here is the fundamentals of democracy. There is nothing more worthy of us spending time on, then making sure and debating how we can remain democratic and as well-founded as we possibly can be on democracy. On that basis, and I have to say, I have the same frustrations as many of my colleagues on the lack of attention that we may give to some issues or the lack of time we seem to have for them despite how huge they are. But I just wanted to share my understanding to, or my appreciation for, the democratic process as being the number one on which this is all founded. With that, I’ll leave it. I will not support the motion.