Mr. Speaker, Canadians do deserve the truth about Senate abuse. The member for Charlottetown complained at the beginning of his speech that Mike Duffy was not a resident of P.E.I. when appointed. We know in our party, from 1993 to 2003, Percy Downe worked for the Liberal Prime Minister's Office. Then he was chief of staff to Prime Minister Chrétien. He lived in Ottawa for a decade during this time.
Could the member for Charlottetown confirm that Percy Downe was a resident of P.E.I. when he was appointed as a senator, or was he like Mike Duffy--he had a cottage there and became a resident afterwards?