Anyway, I have no idea what to make of this:
Harper to call for abolition of the Senate
Probably partially to try and take the wind out of the NDP's sails and mitigate attempts by Mulcair to use the Senate scandals as a wedge against the Conservatives and Liberals, and partially along the lines of "if I can't fix it, get rid of it".
It does put Harper and the Conservatives in an interesting spot though. He's already ignoring the Senate - there are currently 20 vacant seats - and I find it difficult to believe that he wouldn't fill those before calling the election so as to maintain a Senate majority in the event he loses said election.