Mr. Speaker, he knows as well as I do that Albertans wanted a triple E Senate and that is why they rejected the half baked Senate reform proposals in Meech Lake.
Three weeks ago we asked the Prime Minister about Senate elections. He said we would like to reform the Senate and the best way is to try to convince the provinces to do so.
Alberta has been convinced. It will have a Senate election this fall.
What is the Prime Minister's excuse this time? In this democratic age why should patronage appointments to the upper house continue instead of respecting democratic elections?