Mr. Speaker, I am pleased with the clarification provided by the Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Treasury Board.
Can he respond to the allegations being made by his colleagues and Liberal members, who are saying that voting on this motion would completely shut the Senate down for good? We heard these allegations that were being made by most of his colleagues.
Can he confirm or deny that the motion we will be voting on later will cut $58 million in funding and force the Senate to change its ways and become accountable to the public and that this evening's vote is not designed to shut down the Senate?