You reminded us earlier of a demand that Quebec has been making for quite some time now, which is that the provinces be empowered to appoint their senators themselves, to ensure that the Senate is a place that represents the provinces.
We questioned the Prime Minister about this and he responded that he was not in favour of replacing federal patronage with provincial patronage.
How do you react to that statement, which borders on populism? In my opinion, it demonstrates the hard line the Prime Minister is taking with regard to the way he sees Senate reform.