Senate Renewal
Efforts to change the way Canada’s Senate does its job on behalf of Canadians are almost as old as the institution itself. Some Prime Ministers have tried to kickstart reform by recommending term limits for Senators. Others have attempted to make Senate reform a federal campaign issue or a constitutional challenge. So it should surprise no one that renewing the Senate is again a hot topic of conversation. Only this time, the ideas are more than just proposals. Here, find out all about the steps towards modernization and the significant ramifications of this change for our country.
Senate Renewal
Senate rules updated to reflect a changing institution
More than 80 per cent of senators are not linked to a political party in the House of Commons.
Senate Renewal
Policy Options: Senate rules must be updated
With more than 80 per cent of sitting senators not linked to a political party in the Commons, changes must be made to reflect that it’s a more independent institution, writes Senator Marc Gold in Policy Options.
Senate Renewal
Senate rules must be updated to reflect changing institution
More than 80 per cent of sitting senators are not linked to a political party in the House of Commons.
Senate Renewal
New Senate has renewed trust, diminished partisanship
The Government Representative Office in the Senate releases report on Canada’s 42nd Parliament.
Senate Renewal
Renewed Senate’s track record reason for ‘genuine optimism,’ says Senator Harder
“There is plainly no public appetite for a partisan echo chamber,” Senator Peter Harder wrote in a discussion paper that was recently republished in the National Journal of Constitutional Law.
Senate Renewal
Canadians back new independent Senate appointment process: poll
Only 3 per cent of Canadians want to turn back the clock to the old, partisan appointment process, according to Nanos poll.
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Why the Senate needs external oversight over expenses
Allowing a few outside individuals into the Senate’s governance structure will go a long way towards addressing the institution’s credibility deficit, writes Senator Peter Harder.
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Some ideas for a renewed Senate
New measures could include oversight committee, suspensive veto and greater public consultation, writes former Senator Pierre De Bané.
Senate Renewal
The road to Senate modernization: How far we’ve come and how much further we can still go
This piece by former Senator John Wallace is part of a series about the renewed Senate by former Senators.
Senate Renewal
So far so good: The independent Senate must now define the business of how it does business
The independent Senate must now define the business of how it does business, writes former Senator Jack Austin.