Mr. Speaker, we do not condone the conduct of the senator in question. However this is not due to any government decision or anything within the direct power of the government. It is a matter for the internal economy committee of the Senate. I understand it is dealing with the matter.
In the meantime let us have members of the Reform Party make clear that they are dropping their opposition to Senate reform which they voted against in the course of the Charlottetown accord. Let Reformers get up and say what they really stand for when it comes to true reform of the Senate, not just electing one way but unelecting if a—