I have the floor back. Thank you.
Again, I want to thank Mr. Christopherson for raising these issues. I understand the angle that the third party, the New Democratic Party, has historically held with respect to the Senate. I understand the kinds of questions you have ultimately been presenting. At the end of the day, throughout the electoral process, we made it very clear that we have to comply, ultimately, with the Constitution rules as they stand, which is to have a functioning Senate. At the end of the day, if we do not appoint these senators, we ultimately will be left with a situation where we will have one chamber that is incapable of responding to the passage of legislation coming from the House of Commons.
I appreciate the point that you are ultimately making with respect to the issues of legitimacy and so forth. As I say, with all due respect, the NDP can rail all they want with respect to the Senate.