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Originally Posted by Slava
Harper's disregard for democracy and our institutions knows no bounds. Basically because he doesn't want to go through constitutional reforms and can't do what he wants with the Senate, he has decided to do nothing. http://globalnews.ca/news/2130231/is...onstitutional/
Of course maybe he's protecting us from his poor appointment selections in the first place. He has a terrible track record of appointees so maybe the plan here is not to make any, thereby saving the embarrassing press conferences that might follow? |
lol, there's the full-on partisan rhetoric I've come to expect and enjoy.
I'm curious to know if you would feel the same way if the NDP won the election and similarly refused to name senators given their party believes it should be abolished? At any rate, this certainly is no more ridiculous than Trudeau's "pretend they aren't Liberals" stunt.
It is a curious take on Senate reform though. Also, an empty gesture unless Harper wins the upcoming election given his moratorium (which has already been in place for over two years) can't exist beyond that point. Though if he follows through and doesn't fill those vacancies to establish a totally dominant position in the Red Chamber ahead of the election, that would certainly be a surprise to me.