Mr. Speaker, British Columbia has a law in place called the senatorial selection act which allows British Columbians to elect their own senators.
B.C. Senator Len Marchand was to retire March 1. However now the Prime Minister has coaxed the senator to stay on until after the next federal election. Despite Marchand's postponed retirement, we can be sure that B.C. will have a vacancy in the Senate very shortly.
Will the Prime Minister allow British Columbians the opportunity to elect their next senator?