Personally, I think with our parliamentary system, an elected senate would just become a redundant house of representives. An appointed senate may not be the most democratic way of doing it, but it ensures representation from groups of national significance that wouldn't stand a chance in elections. It also allows them to have a rational 2nd look without having to worry about election factors.
Although, I think the bigger problem may be the actual parliamentary system to begin with (as it's already a flawed democracy), but I don't see a Canadian Republic within my lifetime unfortunately.
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