Mr. Speaker, yesterday in the House the Prime Minister said:
We would like to reform the Senate and the best way is to try to convince the provinces to do so.
Premier Klein of Alberta wrote the Prime Minister seeking a commitment to hold off on filling the vacant Alberta Senate seat until Alberta had an opportunity to have a Senate election.
The Prime Minister says he is keen on bringing the provinces on side to reform the Senate. Why then did he ignore Premier Klein's request to appoint an Alberta senator who had been duly elected?