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Originally Posted by MarchHare
If a more left-wing province also had non-binding senate elections and voted for a Liberal or NDP candidate, does anyone really think Harper would appoint him or her?
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No. But as I said, he has disappointed me on this issue immensely.
A PM more respecting of democracy would say to the Provinces, "Please have a senate election because absent something bizzare, I will appoint the winners in virtually every case" and then would proceed to do so.
That would be good enough for me, especially if the PM is around long enough to build momentum and expectations associated with that practice.