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Originally Posted by Ashartus
Some of the most egregious abuses of this power, at least in my mind, have been when the Senate resists passing a bill so the PM adds seats to the Senate and appoints enough members from his own party to get majority control (the Liberals and Conservatives have both done this).
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Not quite. It has only happened once (by Mulroney to pass the GST) and even then it isn't a permanent increase. The number of seats must then be allowed to return to the original number through attrition.
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