Monsieur Paquette, it does skate very close to that doctrine.
There are two things I think one can say to help allay that concern. To pick up on Mr. Murphy's point, this bill is to the disadvantage of the Prime Minister. It is to the disadvantage of the Prime Minister because it will diminish his powers over time.
The fact that it is a purely optional thing means it can't be taken for granted that it will become a convention that lasts forever. So I think it's perfectly legitimate for Parliament today to treat it as an optional mechanism, knowing it is likely that it will then become generally used.
The second thing I think one can say is that Parliament does have power to make changes to the Senate, and over time we would expect institutions to change. So what is happening here is that we are moving in a more democratic direction than we have done before, but I think still falling short of violating section 24 of the Constitution.