The United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights was ratified in 1948, born out of the experiences of countries around the world with regimes that did not honour the principle of voting for people who govern them. There was an agreement to have this Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and article 21 made it very clear. It said, "Everyone has the right to take part in the government of his country, directly or through freely chosen representatives"—not appointed representatives. It went on to say, "The will of the people shall be the basis of the authority of government; this will shall be expressed in periodic and genuine elections which shall … be held by secret vote or by equivalent free voting procedures." So there is an international agreement that the will of the Government and the basis of the authority of the Government is expressed in genuine and free elections, which are through universal suffrage. This bill undermines that principle.