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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
Sorry, but we'll have to agree to disagree then.
The Senate cannot introduce financial legislation, and parliament has veto power over any amendments the Senate makes on constitutional ammendments. As well, the Senate can only delay legislation for 180 days if they disagree with something passed by parliament. That severely limits the Senate's power.
http://www.mapleleafweb.com/features/parliament/senate/senate-structure.htm
As a side note, I did not know that in order to be a Senator, one needs to own land. That seems pretty outdated. |
The 180 days is for Constitutional amendments only. They have the right to veto anything else, including financial legislation. The main reason for the limit on their powers over Constitutional amendments is because the provinces themselves must agree on such amendments, making the Senate redundant. However, 180 days is more than enough time to bring to light any issues they may feel need to be addressed.