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Senate Term Limits, Elections: Harper Government Pursues Major Changes To Red Chamber

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First Posted: 05/30/11 08:12 AM ET Updated: 07/30/11 06:12 AM ET

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The Globe and Mail:

The Conservatives will introduce legislation in June that will bring about the most important changes to the Senate since Confederation, just weeks after they were criticized for appointing three Tory faithful to the Red Chamber. One new bill will impose term limits on all senators, including those already in the chamber; the other will allow provinces to hold elections for senators whenever seats become available.

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sfurr
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02:26 PM on 05/31/2011
Reform the Senate, but do so for real. Unfortunately doing so properly means that we get a structural change to the Senate that can only come with reopening the Constitution. There is no point in introducing elections that are no more than advisory.

Furthermore, don't go tinkering with the Senate to change its influence without properly balancing it. If the Senate is to be for regional representation, then changes need to be counter-balanced by properly enshrining representation by population. No more nonsense of short-changing voters in urban areas and larger provinces of their proper voice in the House of Commons.
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Jack Hope
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12:36 PM on 05/30/2011
Harper disregarded his own "fixed election date" law in the lead up to the 2008 election. I can easily see him denying the appointment of a senator he disagrees with. Any change to the Senate is meaningless without a debate about its role in the broader sense.
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luke from canada
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08:38 AM on 05/30/2011
totally for it, may actually run for office then
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