National Post- How a Trudeau-appointed Senate could blockade a future Poilievre government
By the anticipated date of the 2025 federal election, only 10 to 15 members of the 105-seat Senate will be either Conservative or Conservative appointees. The rest will be Liberal appointees. As of this writing, 70 senators have been personally appointed by Trudeau, and he’ll likely have the opportunity to appoint another 12 before his term ends.
What this means is that no matter how strong the mandate of any future Conservative government, the Tory caucus will face a Liberal supermajority in the Senate with the power to gut or block any legislation sent their way.
Of course, the cons will be too lick-spittle to use OICs.
Its a Uni-party, with the CPC and the Libs playing good cop/bad cop.
“Don’t blame me, I voted for Kodos.”
Just the sort of response I would have expected from a surrender-monkey.
Spoken like a true Hero of The Party.
I had to click on just to say: OIC to the MAX. Ban every f’n thing the Libtards hold dear till they beg to MAID themselves then ban that too just as they’re filling the syringes.
Bring it on! That will be the time to use the guts of the last senator to strangle the last Liberal MP.
They do not have a mandate to do that, so I don’t think they would. Also, the recent appointees are supposed to be non-partisan.
Lol at “supposed to be non partisan.” I hope you don’t genuinely believe that. As if Justin would appoint anyone so much as a baby step to his political right to the Senate.
yah, well. They are paid Liberals, rarely from west of Toronto.
Please tell me I didn’t read that, non-partisan, its right up there with fair press.
Abolish it or pack it, either works.
I can’t wait for Andrew Coyne’s senate seat appointment.
I can’t wait for Coyne to grow a chin.
HIs chin almost spells china.
With the Liberal majority in the Senate obstructing PP and everything that he tries to do, the Liberal appointed bureaucracy doing everything that they can do to slow down any CPC program and legislation, and the Lib media publicly blaming PP for all of the woes that the Turd leaves him I will be surprised now if PP will get to serve a full term.
Fire half the civil service day 1. It grew by 40% under the Turd in any case. Don’t say anything starting with “can’t”. The only thing is whether they have the balls or not.
freeze the Senators bank accounts.
And I don’t mean the hockey team.
Though that wouldn’t hurt.
Unlike the US, which has rep by pop and equal representation in their ELECTED Senate, Canada really has neither. Our “system” has been skewed in favour of Upper and Lower Canada since Day One. APPOINTED Senators? Give me a break. Time to tear it all down.
well we bloody well almost did that as l recollect it was the arch conservative mr preeeeeeeeston maaaaaaaing refoorrrrrrrrrrrrm kiboshed it at the last because didnt get everything he wanted.
its this Canaduhian notorious ‘trusting nature’. we ‘trust’ our politicians to ‘be fair and do the right thing’ when appointing senators.
WELL TIME TO GODDAMN WAKE UP CANADUH. A BODY THAT HAS SUCH A GRIP ON LEGISLATION BUT WHICH IS NOT ELECTED GET OVER IT CANADUH TRY A DIFFERENT APPROACH CALLED E-L-E-C-T-E-D SENATE.
but no. youre like aunt maud clucking away ‘hes our prime minister and we should support him. bloody zombie brained liberals. thats whats doing it.
lve got one living in the basement always always votes liberal regardless of players, issues, etc.
HARD CORE and enough of them to give us permanent lib minorities. oh joy.
Then the country splits up. Pretty simple concept.
Nothing ever happens.
Dare to dream. The thought of this joke disolving is what makes me keep living.
WEXIT can’t happen soon enough for me, Art.
Don’t forget SCOC. Who’ve now gotten into the habit of writing laws.
If PeePee gets an overwhelming majority, and has any guts at all, the Senate would do so at its peril.
PP could say that the investigations into the various Trudeau corruption scandals will include connections to the Senate.
Well , Trudeau and the Liberals want make the same mistake Harper did. They are in it to win it.
Yes Harper. A conservative hero.
Left 24 seats open for Justin to fill.
Have we learned anything?
Wasn’t senate reform – or abolishment – on the Liberal agenda years ago?
If this hastens the breakup of tier 2 Canada, then I support whatever “it” is.
How many seats did Harper leave Justin…
At present, the Senate is 22 senators short of its constitutional allotment. And already it could be argued that the Constitution is being betrayed—that provinces are being deprived their rightful representation and that Parliament is not in its proper form.
It’s the courts, yeah we’re always being played from all sides and the party of one…
https://macleans.ca/politics/ottawa/after-appointing-56-unelected-senators-stephen-harper-decides-hes-done
Yep! I must say, I saw this coming for the last couple of weeks when it was first reported by a blogger (I forget which).
Which means that the next election will be meaningless, unless… Unless the next government has enough guts to actually dissolve the senate.
The alternative is to dissolve the country.
“26 If at any Time on the Recommendation of the Governor General the Queen thinks fit to direct that Four or Eight Members be added to the Senate, the Governor General may by Summons to Four or Eight qualified Persons (as the Case may be), representing equally the Four Divisions of Canada, add to the Senate accordingly.”
Polievre could ask the Governor General to ask the King to allow the appointment of 8 new Senators. If that isn’t enough ask the King for 8 more. If that isn’t enough ask the King for 8 more. And by ask, I really mean tell in an asky sort of way. Canada is a democracy and it isn’t intended that the Senate deny democracy. Shithead’s step-dad Pierre was smart enough to realize this.
Oops – missed this – “The Number of Senators shall not at any Time exceed One Hundred and thirteen”
Does not sound like a democracy to me.
All the Senate can do is block a Bill twice, on the third reading it has to pass it.
So what, they can delay things a bit.
It gives the Conservatives a valid reason to stack the Senate faster.
The Senate is pretty much useless it’s just there to reward the ruling parties toadies.
With the new term limits power will shift quickly.
The 4 western provinces have a total of 24 senators between them. Quebec and Ontario have 24 EACH. NS, NB clock in with 10 each. There is NO WAY this will work any longer. Time to change it or PULL THE PIN.
In the U.S., each state is represented by 2 senators, regardless of population. Maybe, just maybe…
The system was set up to give 24 senators to each ‘region’. 24 for the Maritimes (Nfld was added later), 24 to Quebec, 24 to Ontario and 24 for the west which, in 1867, was an over representation. Putting the PM in charge of appointing senators actually usurps the duty to represent their region and makes it a trashcan of partisan bagmen. To change the makeup or allow elected senators would require a constitutional amendment which ain’t gonna happen. Wexit
Excellent.Anything that rubs Western Canadians noses in it.
For separation is our only longterm hope.
Going along to get along,when being the abused spouse,is simply retarded.
Are we really so stupid,that we support;”A pox on ourgrandchildren”?
I can imagine a scenario where, in the weeks leading up to calling the election, Trudeau’s senior cabinet ministers, favoured backbenchers who are destined to lose their seats, and Jughead, resign from parliament en masse, and are quickly appointed to the Senate just before the election is called.
Can a retiring Prime Minister appoint himself to the Senate?
Please, everybody – this has played-out several times before. As I recall, Lyin’ Brian and Johnny Cretin both had to stack the Senate to get government work done, I’m sure that if they block P.P. he’ll end-up having to do the same. And it’ll cost taxpayers a bunch more Senators’ salaries for awhile, until attrition culls the herd – “the more things change, the more they stay the same”…
The canadian senate is a farce, a joke, anything they decide can be put aside by a majority parliament.
Isn’t that precisely what firing squads are for?