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Originally Posted by MatsNaslund
An elected Senate is fine but why in the world should it be equal in the number of seats? Why would Quebec and Ontario have the same # of senators as a much smaller area wise and population wise Alberta? Is PEI really Equal to Ontario or Quebec? In my books PEI isn't even equal to Calgary let alone the largest provinces in the country.
Electing Senators would only would make a mockery of the Senate. The better solution then electing them is to abolish the Senate altogether. It is useless most of the time. Political Patronage appointments is all it has been good for. When Mulroney wanted to pass the GST tax as legislation and the Liberals had the majority what did he do? He called an emergency meeting and appointed 10 of his favourite Tories as Senators over night just so he could get that majority and pass the law for the GST. The Liberals continued the trend. It was more or less a 'stamp of approval' then a 'sober second thought' which it is supposed to be. Making it elected will cost too much since all current sitting Senators will have to be paid out until their projected salaries up the age of 75 for each of them and their pensions. That will be a lot of money that could be spent on something else more worthwhile.
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And having a triple E senate would solve many of these problems.