As it is right now the Senate is a waste of money. Each government tries to stack it with as many party faithful as possible, as both a reward and to help push party legislation thru with the least amount of delay. How is this "sober second thought"? Sounds more like stacking your team before you start the game.
If you make it so that Senators are 1) elected by the people they are to represent (even if they have to be appointed after they won) and 2) make it so they can't stay until retirement, the Senate would start to be reformed in such a way that the review of legislation is helping Canada and not the party.
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