Mr. Speaker, we have a Senate that is not elected. We on this side voted for an elected, equal and effective Senate while the Leader of the Opposition campaigned against the Charlottetown accord. We have a Senate that has been given to us by the Brits. It is like the House of Lords. And here I am, a French Canadian from Quebec defending a British tradition.
In the House of Commons on October 20th, 1998. See this statement in context.