Mr. Speaker, the hon. member is not applying and never would.
When the Prime Minister was the member from Shawinigan back on March 5, 1985, he asked the following question to the then prime minister. He said “Mr. Speaker, I am a bit appalled by the attitude of the Prime Minister. He is the Prime Minister and if he wants to abolish the Senate he has enough members to do it. He does not want to have to play games with us or anybody in this House and he should not cop out like that”.
In light of that, will the Prime Minister accept his own advice, show some leadership, and appoint someone from his own party to consult with the opposition to try to find a consensus as to what to do with the other place?