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Cue the "The Liberals would do the same thing, only they're worse" comments sure to fill out the thread!
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You mean like leaving half of Alberta's senate seats vacant for years so as to deny the province even what little representation it does have in the upper house?
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Lastly, but sort of tied into the second point is that these elected senators could definitely diminish provincial clout. While the actual powers are protected in the constitution, the last thing any premier wants is an elected official in Ottawa running around on behalf of the province saying things they don't necessarily agree with. Consider issues like the gun control registry, financial regulator, etc. where the provinces want to fight implementation. They want the premiers as sole representatives.
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Guess which party Martin stacked those empty seats with when he finally did get around to filling them, right before his government ended? Go on, guess. Care to tell me what the likelihood is that Albera's majority of Liberal Senators share opinions that reflect the province/PC's position on matters?