Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present a second petition on the subject of the abolition of the Senate.
The petitioners from my constituency of Burnaby—Douglas and elsewhere note that the Senate of Canada is an undemocratic institution composed of unelected members who are unaccountable to the people, that it costs taxpayers some $50 million per year, that its role is redundant given the roles played by the supreme court and the provinces, that it undermines the role of MPs in the House of Commons, and that there is a need to modernize our parliamentary institutions.
Therefore the petitioners call upon parliament to undertake measures aimed at the abolition of the Senate.