Is the CDN Senate doomed?

[TOM4CWB]

Since the SCC ruled the federal gov. can't change any of the rules about senators... PM Harper stopped appointing senators. The Senate is 22 short now.

ND say they want to abolish the Senate... they are the other most likely party to have a PM to appoint Senators... It would be interesting to find out what Justin would do!

Interesting times!

[ColevilleH2S]

I like Brad Wall's comment,"If a triple 'E' Senate is impossible then we should get rid of the current triple 'U' Senate. Unelected. Unaccountable. Under investigation."

[bucket]

I have to admit after talking to non farmers at the lake, I can see value in an elected non partisan senate that can look at parliament's partisan decisions objectively.

In other words much like young adults asking mom and dad for advice you get what is hoped to be an experienced opinion.

It should be aimed at keeping Canadians values at the core of Parliament's decisions.

[farmaholic]

Bucket, if that's the case at least have an elected body of some sort, no more stacking to push through legislation.

[tweety]

Bucket, except a big chunk of these "mom and dads" are either in court, suspended, facing prosecution or in jail already.

[bucket]

I will repeat.

An elected non partisan senate.

I don't have a membership to any party and as I think things thru I can usually see both sides.

Bucket for Senate. That's funny but really not a bad idea.

[bucket]

If nothing else that would doom the Senate. Lol.

[farmaholic]

I'll be your "champagne" manager.

[bucket]

Here is the challenge for AVers and myself.

Ask me some questions on canada and where it's going and I will tell you my thoughts.

See if you find them realistic.

[mustardman]

National Hotdog day and Harper shows up in Sask !
I think we should keep the senate and Abolish this version of the CONservative party. Lol

[mbratrud]

PM Harper is likely going to lose this election or at least his Majority. We will see if he has the balls not to appoint if he's losing the election.

As a conservative, I would be pissed if the Shiney Pony or Mulcair won the election and Harper hadn't filled those seats with people that would protect us from a far Left agenda.

[sawfly]

other than sending a bill back to the
house for another look .
the senate has no power.
they could not stop anything if they wanted.

then basically filling the seats with a bunch of liberal and Conservative hacks
, is the same old,
same old .

pay off time for the good old boys.

so nice when you get the taxpayer foot the bill for your party payoffs.

actually i expect nothing less from liberal and con govt.s
if either party had wanted it gone,
they had 140 years to do it .
a
and didn't

[ajl]

Equalization has doomed this country and there is little that anyone can do about it. Ontario is the largest sub sovereign debtor in the world and thanks to equalization we are all doomed to pay for it. Ontario and Quebec have as much debt as the Feds. They are our Greece so Canada's got 25 more years. Might as well get rid of the senate now but makes little difference.

[mbratrud]

I Agree senate has to go... Absolutely but that is a lot of seats for an incoming government to fill. If NDP Win and there are all those empty seats you can bet they would change there tune and be no better than anyone else. Harper would be better off filling with people he could trust to help shut it down.

[bucket]

No one in their right mind after being appointed to the Senate will shut it down.....that's the problem.

Look at harpers appointments to date. Thieves pedophiles and drug addicts.

In other words Duffy Wallin, meredith and brazzeau.

And harper has to take responsibility for the appointments.