Mr. Speaker, I listened very attentively to the comments of the hon. member for Bellechasse.
I have some difficulty with the reluctance of his party to include the upper house in the debate. It concerns me because I think it concerns the people of Canada. There is a lot of reflection on what is happening in the Senate and if taxpayers' money is being properly spent.
One of the areas of expenditure is the Senate, the senators and their staffs. I have some misgivings about the Senate. It appears
to me that at the present time we are not going to be able to deal with reconstituting that place. However, this provides us with an opportunity to revisit possibly the attendance of senators and how they are carrying out their affairs.
The proposal the government presented today provides us with an avenue to revisit that. Could the member reflect on the fact that there may be a high degree of merit in including the senators in this legislation?