Electing Senators
I know that this makes me seem like less of a westerner than I really am, but electing senators is not a good idea. The whole point of the senate is sober second thought, and really the last thing we need is another house of commons to deliberate bills that were already deliberated by the real house of commmons!
Stephen Harper is wrong on this point. If they want real change to the senate, its the other "E": Equal. As it stands now, you will elect a disproportionate number of senators and come out with the same results as a federal election. I don't think that we need more of the same! Either abolish the senate entirely, or make real changes. Otherwise, leave well enough alone!
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