Mr. Speaker, if the government wanted to get value for its money, what it could do is continue to fund the Canadian Council on Social Development for some independent and non-partisan studies. It could fund the National Association of Women and the Law. That is another great organization that has now lost its money. It could fund organizations like Rights and Democracy.
There are many ways to get at the heart of these kinds of studies and the kind of in-depth information, which would be non-partisan and would truly be value-added, not only for parliamentarians here in terms of their review of the legislation but for all Canadians. I would welcome an opportunity to have that kind of investment, instead of an investment in the unaccountable, unelected Senate.