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Tag Archives: canadian senate reform
Senate Speaker’s ruling doesn’t go Mac Harb’s way
OTTAWA — Sen. Mac Harb lost one available avenue to have a critical Senate report on his spending quashed after the Speaker of the Senate ruled Thursday the report itself didn’t damage Harb’s ability to do his job. In a … Continue reading
Senate agrees to new housing expense rules after Mike Duffy’s P.E.I. home scandal
OTTAWA — As controversy around the always contentious Canadian Senate swells, the home of sober second thought is admitting it has problems regulating itself, agreeing to new rules on expense claims and a review of spending rules in general. The … Continue reading
‘There’s clearly a huge problem’: As four senators face expense audit, Senate residency rules questioned
OTTAWA — An internal Senate investigation has failed to turn up any questionable housing allowance claims beyond those previously unearthed by journalists. Independent forensic auditors are currently looking at the expenses of Conservative Sen. Mike Duffy, Liberal Mac Harb and … Continue reading
Supreme Court speeds up hearings into Harper government’s Senate reform questions, Quebec argues against the rush
PARLIAMENT HILL—The Supreme Court of Canada is expediting hearings into the federal government’s request for an opinion on whether Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s plan to unilaterally begin reforming the Senate without provincial approval is constitutional, according to Supreme Court documents. … Continue reading
Constitutional experts skewer opposition calls for Senate abolition (2)
Constitutional experts say abolishing the Senate is highly unlikely, despite vocal calls from the official opposition for the Upper Chamber to be scrapped. While the government awaits a Supreme Court decision on numerous proposed Senate reforms including abolition, observers say … Continue reading
Kline: Sober second thoughts on Senate reform (1)
If Canadians are serious about proportional representation (PR) and Senate reform, democratic changes should focus on the Red Chamber, rather than the House of Commons. Both National Post columnist Andrew Coyne and Liberal leadership hopeful Joyce Murray favour the federal … Continue reading
Only seven of Canada’s 104 senators have not claimed any housing allowance (2)
OTTAWA — A three-person Senate committee investigating the housing-allowance claims of senators faces a task so daunting that experts suggest it’s time to call in Canada’s auditor-general. A Postmedia News review of Senate expense claims shows that only seven of … Continue reading
Sen. James Cowan warns of what could happen with Senate reform in Canada (2)
OTTAWA — When it comes to the Senate of Canada, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. And if you do reform it, be careful of what could happen. Those were the sentiments of the Liberal leader in the Senate, … Continue reading
‘Democracy demands elections’: Retiring Senator still fighting for upper chamber reform (5)
They were only 19 letters, but by the time Bert Brown and a team of fellow farmers were done with their day’s work, they spanned two-miles wide and 500-feet long. After steering their tractors through the Alberta barley field, making … Continue reading
