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Originally Posted by Maritime Q-Scout
I wish I could thank this 10,000 times.
What are your thoughts on a non-partisan Senate?
Justin Trudeau kicked all the senators out of his caucus making them non-partisan.
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Oooooh, I like this game! I'm better at offering my opinion in point form than open format political debate. (politics really aren't my thing) :P
I would like the Senate to become non-partisan, but part of that would also be that none of the Senate members were appointed to the Senate in the first place. Having non-partisan members would let the Senate do their job; give legislation a review from a second House. However, if they have been appointed to the post it is less likely to be for what they bring to the table, and more likely that it is a reward for service, or for being a supporter of the current party in power.
Although they are considered non-partisan by the party, I have read articles (god knows where...it was a long day) that have those in the Senate saying they consider themselves Liberal Senators. This feeds back into my thoughts above....the only way to truly have a non-partisan Senate is to get rid of everyone appointed to the post, otherwise they will still primarily identify with the party that placed them there. So, while it is good optics for Trudeau and the Liberal party to say this, unless all of the current appointments are punted and the appointment system re-jigged (which I believe requires the oh-so-hard-to-make constitutional changes), then it will be pretty much business as usual.
....so maybe I select all of the above for these questions? :P