Mr. Speaker, on numerous occasions, the Bloc Quebecois and those whom I represent have questioned the raison d'être of the Senate. Its inefficiency and its unproductivity have been demonstrated time and again.
I submit a petition signed by 1,786 Quebecers from my riding of Beauport-Montmorency-Orléans. They insist that the Canadian government use the salaries paid to members of the other place for reasons others than the enrichment of people who bring nothing to the evolution of the Quebec and Canadian societies.
Consequently, we ask that the Senate be abolished.