It will take a Conservative majority along with a good showing of NDP and Bloc. I believe to change the Senate requires a 75% approval. Dont take that as gospel but I believe its something like that.
I have mixed feelings on this one.
In the past I thought we needed a counterbalancing Senate for the House but that mimics the US system without the President.
Also, in the past few months the Senate has actually been doing things that dont seem backwards.
I would prefer a mimic of the US system with the exception of in Canada, the president would only handle foreign affairs. I dont like how in the US, the presidents job hinges on domestic policy. That should be a job for the house and Senate with the President adding a few caveats.
The PM power in the Parlimentry system dwarfs the political power a president in a Presidential system.
MYK
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