Mr. Speaker, I think the hon. member is avoiding the response that I did give which was the key one. However, it seems the answer to this rifle shot question, as he calls it, was already given by my hon. colleague, the Secretary of State for Multiculturalism.
Granted that the anachronism of a non-elected Senate exists and that the existing law of Parliament gives autonomy to each House for its proper expenditures, it seems it is properly an issue for the Senate, much as one may regret it.