Mr. Speaker, we are talking about Senate reform and there are two ways built into Bill C-43.
First, the political parties can have a role in the nomination of Senate candidates and parties that choose to do so can work toward involving more women in those.
I do not know of any nomination events in our party, for example, that have excluded women simply because they are women. However, nor should they be included just because they are women. I do not think Canadians want it to work that way. However, parties can take a role in encouraging, nurturing and providing opportunities and so on.
The other way, as I said in my remarks, is that at the end of Bill C-43 when we have implemented this approach, the prime minister still has the power to recommend to the Governor General whomever he chooses.