Mr. Speaker, when there is reform of the Senate, it will be a complete reform. If we were to name people who are elected in one province at this time, and we were to do that in all the provinces, what would happen is that the west, Alberta in particular, would always have only six seats in the Senate, while the maritimes would have 30. That would be a big disservice vis-à-vis western Canada. We want a Senate that is reformed, that is elected equal and effective and not a third rate Senate as proposed by the Reform Party.
In the House of Commons on March 18th, 1998. See this statement in context.