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British MPs voted on Wednesday to radically reform the House of Lords, demanding that all members be elected, instead of appointed.
MPs voted 337-224 in favour of the change. It calls for the end of the centuries-old practice of having unelected dukes, earls and other elites in the House of Lords, an upper chamber that has the power to revise and delay laws proposed by MPs in the House of Commons.
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The bill must clear several hurdles, including another vote in the House of Commons and scrutiny by the Lords themselves, before becoming law. It potentially could make Britain's House of Lords similar to the U.S. Senate, and upper chambers in Brazil, Japan and Australia.
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In December, Prime Minister Stephen Harper introduced a bill that, if made law, would allow Canadians to choose preferred candidates to represent their provinces and territories in the Senate.
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Once the British House of Lords is no longer to be appointed, Canada will be one of the few modern bicameral countries left with an unelected upper house. With the Conservative government introducing a bill to elect the Senate, are we next?
I am sure most on here would be in support, and really it seems hard to argue with.
http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2007/0...ds-reform.html