Mr. Speaker, speaking of Gomery, yesterday Senator Patterson, of no fixed address, was the latest senator caught doing the Mike Duffy shuffle out the back door. It seems we cannot turn on a TV without catching a senator running from accountability. So much for reform.
We now have 17 senators refusing to say if they are even eligible to be in the Senate. Fifteen of them were personally appointed by the current Prime Minister. How many are under investigation? How much money have they had to pay back? Are there going to be consequences for ripping off the taxpayers, and will the Conservatives stop defending the entitlements of these senators?