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The Senate is seen
at Parliament Hill in
Ottawa in this June 4,
2013 file photo.
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Senate rule changes doable, and right now
Let's score the victories we can
right now. Senate reform is possi-
ble without delay.
Solving the big problems is
going to take time and effort. In
2014 the Supreme Court ruled
that changes like elections and
term limits would require the
approval of at least seven prov-
inces representing half the
population.
Abolition can only happen if
every province agrees. We need
major changes. But while we
work towards those, we can make
smaller changes that don't
require so many cooks in the
kitchen.
Politicians such as NDP Leader
Thomas Mulcair are wasting their
time acting like "abolish" is the
only conversation we should be
having.
We agree with Auditor General
Michael Ferguson that the Senate
needs "transformational change."
But it also just needs a bunch of
rules changed.
Right now, the board of inter-
nal economy can set hard and
fast rules about spending and
residency requirements that sen-
ators must follow.
So let's do it. Prime Minister
Stephen Harper must put pres-
sure on Senate leadership to
implement these needed
changes. None of this will
happen if leadership doesn't
come from the man at the top.
Why are senators allowed to
opt for first-class seats? Put a rule
in place against this.
This is one example of a revi-
sion that's quite small but saves
money and has huge symbolic
implications. Enact it without
delay.
Senators and their staff have
claimed many rules are unclear.
We've heard that during the
Duffy trial and we're hearing it
again now.
Whether they're right or
wrong, let's make sure they can't
make that excuse ever again.
Nick Sibbeston, Liberal
senator for Northwest Territories,
thinks it's fine to expense his
wife's trips to visit their adult
children. He reasoned it was "to
maintain the integrity of the fam-
ily unit"
Let's make the rules clear that
what matters more is maintain-
ing the integrity of the public
purse.
Mulcair needs to do more than
always parroting "abolish." Liberal
Leader Justin Trudeau needs to
stop pretending there are no Lib-
eral senators out there (they're just
going by a different caucus name
now). And the PM needs to set the
example and lead on this issue.
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