Currently in Canada, senators are appointed by the Governor General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister to serve until age 75. The federal government has committed to moving forward with senate reform. In response, the Manitoba Legislative Assembly established an all party committee in 2008 to ask Manitobans how senators could be elected. An all-party sub-committee held public meetings around the province from January to May of 2009 to ask Manitobans how senators should be elected to represent the province in the Senate. On November 9, 2009 the Special Committee on Senate Reform adopted a report containing recommendations, on division. The report was tabled in the House on December 1, 2009. This process reflected legislation passed in the Manitoba Legislature in 2006.