Mr. Speaker, here is something that the minister can do right now.
Last Thursday, the Conservative-dominated Senate abandoned pensioners and the disabled by shelving Bill S-216. Instead of agreeing to fast-track the bill, the Conservatives eliminated any chance of getting it through Parliament before Christmas and, as such, smashed the hopes of hundreds of disabled Nortel workers who will lose their benefits by the end of this year.
Will the Prime Minister tell his Conservative senators to pass Bill S-216 immediately to help these desperate people?