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Tag Archives: Senate abolition
On the Senate and separation, what happened to cabinet solidarity?
There is an old-fashioned sounding term, “cabinet solidarity,” that I’ve been thinking about this week, after Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said he was for abolishing the Senate and Denis Lebel, minister of infrastructure, communities and intergovernmental affairs, said he thinks if 50 per cent plus one voted to separate in a referendum, that would be enough for Quebec to exit Canada.
Mind the constitutional gap
If Harper wants to kill the Senate, he should first look back at the career of his one-time idol, Pierre Trudeau
The messy details of Senate reform
Paul Wells on C-7 and the political and legal storms bearing down on Ottawa
The premiers in brief: energy fights, flood recovery, Senate reform, drug prices, wine barriers…
The provincial premiers’ meeting at Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., under the Council of the Federation banner, just wrapped up. I’ve posted on two big-ticket issues featuring federal-provincial friction—job training and infrastructure funding. But much more was discussed. Here’s selective notebook on topics associated with some premiers:
Why the Senate must be scrapped, part II
Maclean’s editorial: ‘These are grim times for our political leaders’
Liberal vs. Conservative in the Senate: Just like Survivor — sort of
Time for the Senate to fight back — Scott Feschuk has some ideas
Why the Senate should be abolished
In the face of patronage, scandal and futility, getting rid of the Senate is a better option than doing nothing at all
Senate appointments: “There oughtta be a law”
John Geddes on why the ‘patronage chamber’ is an affront to democracy