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Originally Posted by Bobblehead
Edit: how did there get to be 18 vacancies - have the CPC been waiting for provinces to elect whom he should appoint?
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Before the fall election, the Tories had proposed legislation to allow for their appointment in provinces that held Senate elections, and limit their terms to just eight years.
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Harper has been trying to get this legislation passed... thus he didn't want to appoint any senators. Unfortunately, the opposition in the House of Commons, has been dragging their heels on it, since they are not in favor of an elected senate.