I am glad to hear there is a political body that works well somewhere in North America ;-)

>If we really need it, then the senators should be elected by the canadian citizens, like the parliament, and should have a limited mandate (4 or 5 years). They should also be independant of any political party.
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>But I still question the necessity of the Senate. We don't have the equivalent in provincial governements and they work well without it.
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>>We Canadians need the Senate. Elect Conservatives to one and Liberals to the other. Then they will spend their time fighting with each other to hammer our deals. An empowered Senate is a VERY good thing for us. However, Parliament will probably never relinquish the power to make this happen.
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>>Maybe we need a repulic.