Mr. Speaker, our government has introduced a concrete proposal to allow Canadians to make the Senate truly accountable by choosing who represents them in the Senate. What has happened when we have had that bill debated in the House? It has been blocked 17 times by NDP members of Parliament, including, for example, the member for Beauharnois—Salaberry.
What did this NDP member say about the concept of Canadians actually having a say on who should represent them? That member said, “The bill the Conservative government has introduced is a travesty of democratic reform and an affront to Canadians' intelligence”.
It is an affront to Canadians' intelligence that they get to choose who represents them. That is what the NDP gives a standing ovation to.