My take on Senate reform

We need the Senate, but not as it is now. The current Senate is far too inefective, inefficient, and undemocratic. I don’t agree with Stephen Harper much, but I do agree with him when he says the Senate needs to change. What makes something democratic?…

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Paper Dynamite Online: In Defense Of The Worst Idea: Senate Reform And Proportional Representation (sort of)

Yesterday, Gerald Caplan wrote an op-ed for the Globe and Mail titled "Electing the Senate: worst idea in the history of the planet." I’m sure, if push came to shove, Mr. Caplan could probably come up with an even worse public policy. For starters, he may want to read his party’s Sherbrooke Declaration, it’s chalk full of earth shatteringly stupid ideas.Putting the hyperbole aside – his, not mine

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Paul S. Graham: Our democracy is broken

In his new job as Leader of Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition, Jack Layton has pledged to “fix Ottawa.” I’ve taken this to mean he will lead by example in hope of teaching the children to play nicely. I wish him luck. The problem with our democracy goes far beyond Stephen Harper’s well documented contempt for […]

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