Ontario Premier ponders getting rid of Senate
Ontario Premier ponders getting rid of Senate
Last Updated Thu, 02 Mar 2006 22:56:39 EST
CBC News
The Premier of Ontario says it's time to either abolish – or change – the Senate since it does not adequately represent his province.
"My preference is that we eliminate the Senate," Dalton McGuinty said Thursday night in Toronto after attending an Ontario Liberal Party event.
"We're 40 per cent of the country by way of population and at least 40 per cent by way of contribution to the GDP," McGuinty said.
"But we only have 22 per cent of the Senate seats."
McGuinty pointed out that Ontario currently has only 24 members in the 105-seat Senate.
Right now Senators are not elected but are appointed.
On Wednesday Prime Minister Stephen Harper said he intends, by the next election, to have a system in place for Canadians to be able to elect senators
Last Updated Thu, 02 Mar 2006 22:56:39 EST
CBC News
The Premier of Ontario says it's time to either abolish – or change – the Senate since it does not adequately represent his province.
"My preference is that we eliminate the Senate," Dalton McGuinty said Thursday night in Toronto after attending an Ontario Liberal Party event.
"We're 40 per cent of the country by way of population and at least 40 per cent by way of contribution to the GDP," McGuinty said.
"But we only have 22 per cent of the Senate seats."
McGuinty pointed out that Ontario currently has only 24 members in the 105-seat Senate.
Right now Senators are not elected but are appointed.
On Wednesday Prime Minister Stephen Harper said he intends, by the next election, to have a system in place for Canadians to be able to elect senators
posted by gideon69 at 9:31 PM
1 Comments:
Hey all
It is Time to get rid of the senate i like most Canadians really do not see it doing anything but getting a paycheque from the canadian people for doing what really
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