Mr. Speaker, last week Environics released the results of one of the largest polls on Senate reform ever taken in Alberta. Ninety-one per cent of Albertans, including Premier Klein, want the right to elect their next senator. Only seven per cent want senators appointed by the Prime Minister.
Alberta has now called for a Senate election in the fall and it will elect two standby senators.
Will the Prime Minister respect the wishes of 91% of Albertans and appoint these standby senators to fill the next vacancies?