Mr. Speaker, I have a question for the Prime Minister about his constitutional responsibility to appoint senators. There are now three vacancies in the Senate and depending upon court proceedings there may be a couple of others. The legitimacy of the Senate is now in tatters.
Would the Prime Minister consider a pause or a freeze on the appointment of senators for a few weeks or months and instead appoint someone from his own party to consult with members of the opposition parties to see if we could find a consensus on what to do with the Senate in this parliament?