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@9FH5R831yr1Y
Neither, turn the Senate into a appointed non-partisan technocracy, where Canadians who are the experts in certain areas serve and advise parliament.
@B26DZ654 days4D
Direct democracy over "representation". I don't feel any representation with the current govt. And too much corruption
@9ZVPFDR4wks4W
Keep the senate mostly as is but allow the government to bypass the senate if a bill doesn’t pass within a year
@9ZS96WW4wks4W
Abolish but create two new sector of the government for provincial and territory representation and the other to look over the bills to give the senate less power.
@9YNBMP42mos2MO
Every province gets 10 senators, appointed by the provincial legislature. That way then the electorate changes it's will at a provincial election they can change the makeup of the federal government.
@9DT49RP1yr1Y
elect or abolish don't keep it as is
@9DTTBXP1yr1Y
There should be election and terms set for the length of time they can be in the senate
@9DRYGB6 1yr1Y
elect or abolish don't keep the status quo
@9DRKX5G1yr1Y
Elect with time limits for how long you can stay in the senate
Elect by provincial legislatures
@9VRBTLC3mos3MO
The people of Canada should elect senators not the federal government, and especially not the government in power.
@9RD5G375mos5MO
Elect, and make the appointment of senators correspond to the proportion of the popular vote for each party.
@9RBY3RC5mos5MO
Far too tricky to answer as a singular person. Lots of potential for good and bad can come from it. non-partisan is impossible. Corruption will find its own way. Maybe focusing on a way to greater punish the corruption.
Abolish the Senate as it presently exists and eliminate ALL pensions to senators. The senate should be a regionally elected body similar to the US in that all provinces and territories get two senators, regardless of population. In addition, those running for election must get 50.1% of the entire vote in order to be elected. Multiple parties and candidates may necessitate run off elections whereby candidate receiving less than a threshold number of votes; say 15%, 20 or 25% are eliminated from the next round. Same goes for electing the rats that are presently seated. They must achieve… Read more
@9LD8F4Q9mos9MO
The entire government should be reorganized into a Constitutional Republic with an elected head of state, elected MPs, and senators who serve 6 year terms, 33% of whom are up for election every 2 years.
@9G5RCDK1yr1Y
I think the senate is still necessary, just in case but we do need to have more strict rules for them so people actually show up and aren’t just using it for money because it’s costing Canada a lot.
@9FXZGWT1yr1Y
The people should elect the Senators, just as they elect the representatives. The government should reflect and serve the will of the people.
@9FHKZYX1yr1Y
Add more seats to the West
@9F9YT9G1yr1Y
Leave as is but promote outstanding Canadians rather than political partisans
@9F6F3SL1yr1Y
I don't have enough knowledge about this
@9F5KMPV1yr1Y
Abolish the Senate. The senate has no place in the government as they are not elected. It is wrong to have had picked appointed Senate. If the Senate has to exist the public should vote them in.
@9SBSQFR4mos4MO
Abolish, and replace it with a Canadian House of Lords with customs and traditions based on the British House of Lords, and with members appointed solely based on significant, non-partisan contribution to society.
@9GVMYT31yr1Y
by nomination but require members to be non-partisan. Increase the power of veto regarding laws pass by the house of commons. Increase the powers of the senate to approve the nomination of department commissioners, military officers, ambassadors and federal judges.
@9GNXXXT1yr1Y
Have an independent Senate review board which helps appoint Independent Senators of all stripes to help give input on public policy.
@8QYJ7M9Conservative4yrs4Y
They should reform the senate
@9H6RB6LConservative1yr1Y
Transfer appointments to the provincial legislatures, equalize the number of senators per province, and impose a staggered terms of eight years
@8F7WGJN4yrs4Y
let the people elect the senate
Elect by proportional representation and number of seats proportional to provincial population size.
@9BYP9LC2yrs2Y
Canada is a Parliamentary Monarchy of United Kingdom and Senators are appointed by the Governor General who is the Head of State or King s Representative, at the suggestion of the Prime Minister.
@9BWMLRK2yrs2Y
Provinces should elect 2 senators each during the federal election.
@9BP44CP2yrs2Y
Reform the Senate body and implement limitations on age, tenure and salary. No pension.
@9BCY5WR2yrs2Y
The population should elect the Senate
@99YHMLQ2yrs2Y
Keep the Senate appointed, but have qualifications for the candidates.
@97262HS2yrs2Y
The Senate should be appointed at the Provincial Level
@95WDW5G2yrs2Y
Abolish and create a system that borrows from the American System
I certainly like the idea that Senators should be non-partisan. I am rather neutral on whether Senators should be elected or not, but I do definitely think that there should be stricter standards one way or another to determine who gets to sit in the Senate.
Not enough info to decide.
@93RRB5M2yrs2Y
citizens should elect the senate, not the federal government.
@93DB9JHNew Democratic3yrs3Y
Elect, by the people of each individual province that they are suppose to be equally representing during an election.
@92TPFLJ3yrs3Y
The senate should be reformed so that the appointment process is more restrictive, that way only qualified individuals can be senators
@8Z9SMSS3yrs3Y
Senators should be elected by the Canadian population and NOT any federal party. Otherwise they are just lackeys to the party that selected them
@8Z47MQG3yrs3Y
i’m so uneducated in this area of convo it’s not even funny
@8YSH4R23yrs3Y
Should be random like jury to get more of average Canadian and not just charismatic Canadians
@8XMLGT43yrs3Y
Elect and revise powers and perhaps move to a more republican model of government
Have the voters of each province elect their own senators!
@8VZGLF83yrs3Y
Appoint non partisan senators from an all party nomination committee
@8VWR2CDNew Democratic3yrs3Y
Use PR to determine the make up and allow parties to appoint based on those numbers.
@8VTWJ6F3yrs3Y
Appointed by provinces for term of the provincial government and with minimal education in certain fields.
@8VT9LF73yrs3Y
Proportional represention based on percentage of part votes nationwide
@8VSW78Z3yrs3Y
Appointed by a separate body
@8VJNWNB3yrs3Y
Allow the public to elect senators
@8VJBQ7G3yrs3Y
Indifferent, there's corruption everywhere anyway. It's corruption that needs to be abolished.
@8VJB7QJ3yrs3Y
Elect, Change the amount of time they stay on the senate
@8VJ3D9D3yrs3Y
The Senate should be replaced with representatives from First Nations across Canada. Any Bill approved by the house of Commons would surely be looked over with scrutiny by our first Nations people.
@8VHY7NC3yrs3Y
Abolish current structure and come up with a new one --
@8V99PQM3yrs3Y
Elect, and also establish a First Nations senate.
@8V99D273yrs3Y
Senators should be interviewed like any job, and required to be non-partisan.
@8V95QN23yrs3Y
Elect, elected officials are less prone to corruption and we need to know all of our officials.
@8V6CPT23yrs3Y
The senate should be elected by the public
@8V587X83yrs3Y
Triple e senate elected, equal (same number of senators for each province) and efficient
The system should switch to mirror the true democratic system like in Switzerland.
@8V2CPTG3yrs3Y
The Canadian senate is appointed, has always been appointed, and should stay appointed
@8V2BRK43yrs3Y
Reinforce the non-partisan nature of the senate and perhaps elect.
@8TYN53SLibertarian3yrs3Y
We should abolish government period.
@8TX5K2WNew Democratic3yrs3Y
Reform to include First Nation leaders. Appoint other Senators from non-partisan committee including executives from the Provinces they are chosen to represent
@8TWZ76T3yrs3Y
Senators should be appointed by a non-partisan committee of the House of Commons.
@8TWT6YM3yrs3Y
Elect, however Senators should not be elected for life
@8R26JKW4yrs4Y
Elect, we need to know our Senators and people who are elected will be less prone to corruption
@8R23V354yrs4Y
elect but for longer terms than parliament - want them to take the longer view
Reduce wages , any corruption and they are removed with no payment And no pension.
@8QVGNR7Conservative4yrs4Y
Elect and reapportion the seats so that each province has an equal number.
@8QQYQBK4yrs4Y
Provinces should elect senate.
@8QLPSV8New Democratic4yrs4Y
Elect but reduce their salary.
@yuriyp114yrs4Y
he/she should be an option in the election
@8Q7KDKN4yrs4Y
Either make it an elected and independent upper legislative body which requires its members to run as independents, or abolish it entirely
@8Q5CJW34yrs4Y
Elect, we need to know our Senators and electeds are less prone to corruption
@8Q28BQH4yrs4Y
I dont understand the question
@8PZG5QPConservative4yrs4Y
Reconfigure it. 3 senators per province, 1 for each territory total 33 vice 98 and elected by provincial electors.
@8PYXCGL4yrs4Y
Elect, because not everyone knows their Senators and elected people are less prone to corruption.
@8PVPNJF4yrs4Y
Allow public senate elections
@8PVHR8H4yrs4Y
Have the people elect the senate
@8PB7P2X4yrs4Y
Require all members to be non-partisan, and if they're not, get them out of office
@8P9CY8Q4yrs4Y
Abolish, provided that an alternative would make it so that a single party in parliament does not get too much power.
@8P784MT4yrs4Y
Let the provincial government and federal decide
@8NZHVX84yrs4Y
@8NYKF2S4yrs4Y
Abolish, and make it the chamber for the First Nations Assembly
@8NWS92GConservative4yrs4Y
The Senate should be elected by the citizens
Elect, but if caught committing a crime they should recieve a mandatory minimum 10 year prison sentence.
@8NVZHNKLibertarian4yrs4Y
The People should elect the Senate not Parliment
@8NVX5TH4yrs4Y
Each province should have 10 senators appointed by their Legislatures for 10 year terms with one term ending each year.
@8M4LQYL4yrs4Y
Neither. Instead, the role of the Senate should be expanded, in efforts to push Canada into becoming a Republic, and abolishing the Monarchy.
@8LG95RH4yrs4Y
Elect, the senate has the potential to reflect the needs of the different regions of our country, but will be ultimately ineffective if the senators are not held accountable.
@8KJP4LK4yrs4Y
Re-distribute allocation of seats to account for Western population numbers.
@8K222LS4yrs4Y
the people should vote on the senate if the senate is for the people the people should vote on them
@8H7KS9D4yrs4Y
Make it hereditary and fill it with first Nations leaders
@8FX3K2G4yrs4Y
Abolish and form the first galactic empire!!! For a safer and secure society!! *applause*
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