The Case Against an Elected Senate

One issue I am very against is an elected Senate. I am disturbed that Harper is appointing an elected Senator. This is why:

The Canadian senate is an historic institution which exists to provide a sober second thought to legislation passed by the House Of Commons. It continually is able to look at House Of Commons bills, and provide constructive criticism. Also, the Senate and its committees are able to produce reports, often unanimously, that will ultimately go into new legislation. It can do this with little partisanship.

An elected Senate would cripple Canadian democracy. The new Senate would be subject to the partisan bickering currently reserved to the house of commons. Also, an empowered senate would run the major risk of stagnating the legislative process, if the two houses were in control of different parties, and bills would take forever to pass, much like in the USA. An elected Senate is a dangerous thing, and is defiantly not in Canada's best interests; Canadian democracy has achieved a rare fusion of democratic representation and efficiency, which gives Canada generally good governments, that can get the job done.

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