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Prime Minister Harper has formally unveiled his plan to make Canada’s senate an elected body, ending his previous vague statements on the matter.
Under the Harper plan, at the next election Canadian voters who live in provinces with Senate vacancies will get to vote for their choice of replacement senators from a list of candidates. The ranked list will then be given to the PM, who will supposedly “consult” it the next time he appoints someone.
It’s not a perfect plan by any stretch, but what is incredible is the amount of vitriolic opposition this plan has generated from the opposition parties, as well as many of the provincial premiers. No one wants to talk about senate reform ever, it seems, and whenever someone like Harper dares bring it up, the chorus of “shut ups” are loud and long. Read more
February 16th, 2011 at 10:32 am
I think that his elected senate plan is brilliant; the upper house should be electable!