Mr. Speaker, today is day 254 since the bill to limit Senate terms to eight years was introduced in the Senate.
On May 8, 2006, the current leader of the Liberal Party stated to the Canadian press that he supported term limits, if members can believe it, but last week the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate described the role of senators as follows:
You are appointed. You're not accountable.
That is the attitude of the Liberal Party. I am not surprised. It has been the attitude of the Liberal Party for some time.
We have a very different view. That is why we brought in accountability. I would challenge the leader of the Liberal Party to call his--