Mr. Speaker, I would like to remind the House that more than 600 of my constituents in LaSalle—Émard said they were in favour of abolishing the Senate. Like the NDP, people recognize that the Senate is an archaic institution. We want to work on having it abolished.
In light of the scandals that have been uncovered, we feel that urgent steps must be taken to improve accountability in the Senate.
We also recognize that the current government bears some of the responsibility for the partisan appointments that have been made and the way in which recently appointed senators were used for fundraising and partisan campaigns.
I want to ask my colleague why he is unable to recognize his government's responsibility for the troubles in the Senate in recent months.