On the other hand, however, the Liberals had members in the Senate but they were not partisan. I want to remind the member for St. Paul's that it was in 1984, when the orgy of appointments were made by John Turner at the behest of former Prime Minister Trudeau, which led to a game-changing debate in that election, when Mulroney was able to attack Mr. Turner on the basis that he could have said no when he filled the Senate with Liberal hacks and fundraisers.
J'aimerais rappeler à la députée de St. Paul's l'orgie de nominations effectuées en 1984 par John Turner sur l'ordre de l'ancien premier ministre Trudeau, dont s'est ensuivi un débat qui a changé la donne lors de la campagne électorale, alors que M. Mulroney a reproché à M. Turner de ne pas avoir refusé de remplir le Sénat de laquais et de collecteurs de fonds du Parti libéral.