On Senate reform
This is an important issue for me, so when Hugh Segal goes about making statements like this it shows the discussion has moved to where Harper wanted it to go. Its now a dynamic situation of two choices, neither of which is stay the same.Change or be eliminated.
I also concur that the best course of action to bring about the change is to threaten a referendum.
Why?
Most of the members of that august chamber know that if it came to a choice for the average Canadian the choice would be abolish the red chamber. Further the liberal members know that as far as the current administration in Ontario (where the bulk of liberal support is now) is also on the side of doing away with the Senate, so don't count on McShifty to campaign on letting them keep their jobs...unless that was another promise he won't keep.
Point now is that the membership of the Senate now realize that the longer Harper remains PM the greater the possibility that he will finally have his way on Senate reform. Which brings me to my observation. If the liberal senators believe their jobs are under threat the longer Harper is PM they'll want to do whatever they can to keep Parliament from sitting. Hence as appointees that don't have the threat of losing their seat hanging over their heads, but also burdened with a party leader that has no chance of winning an election, I'm prognosticating that these liberal senators will be doing whatever they can to force an election....even so far as to rebel against S Dion and hold up pieces of legislation.
I wonder if there are any journalists thinking the same?
Labels: senate reform
posted by gimbol @ 4:02 AM
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