Madam Speaker, my second petition is signed by a number of constituents as well as people from Quill Lake, Saskatoon, and parts of Regina, Saskatchewan. This pertains to the Senate.
The petitioners do not believe the Senate is accountable, is not elected, has become the home of patronage appointments of Liberal and Conservative Prime Ministers and it costs the taxpayers about $60 million each year. They request that Parliament abolish this institution which they feel does not provide Canadians with anything.