Apr 28, 2014
Never trust conventional wisdom in politics
Geoffrey Stevens
Two examples of situations that are not what they appear: the Supreme Court ruling on Senate reform and the apparent run-up to an Ontario spring election.
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Apr 25, 2014
Supreme Court Senate ruling challenges all federal parties
Karl Nerenberg
The Supreme Court ruling on the Senate came in this morning, and it is a significant loss for the Conservative Party, but it is going to affect all the parties. Karl Nerenberg talks about why.
Dec 16, 2013
Ottawa’s loss is Massey College’s gain
Geoffrey Stevens
Hugh Segal's departure leaves the Senate poorer but must be a relief to beleaguered Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
Nov 26, 2013
Second thoughts on the Senate
Is there a way to constitute an invigorated Senate that would have public legitimacy without undermining electoral democracy?
Jul 6, 2013
This Week on Media Mornings: Jul 9—Egypt uprising—Tar Sands Healing Walk—Sovereignty Summers—Union transparency
Democracy North
This Week on Media Mornings is a weekly independent Canadian and global news hour, featuring the top headlines and commentators from the past week. We bring you news you won’t hear anywhere else.
Jul 1, 2013
What I would change about politics in Canada
Elizabeth May
Elizabeth May shares her prescription for what ails Canadian politics on the nation's 146th birthday.
May 22, 2013
NDP launches new campaign to abolish the Senate
rabble staff
NDP leader Tom Mulcair said today that an NDP government would work to abolish the Senate.
Feb 15, 2013
For Senate appointments Harper had many options; he chose patronage and partisanship
Karl Nerenberg
Harper's Reformers swept into Ottawa twenty years ago as the squeaky clean guys who would put an end to old-style patronage.
Apr 20, 2012
Ian Urquhart and Len Bracko: A Senate voting strategy for progressive Albertans
David J. Climenhaga
Progressive Alberta voters deserve the opportunity to express their protest against the Senate vote more effectively than by spoiling than their "Senate nominee" ballots or formally declining them.
Aug 4, 2011
The case for a referendum on the Senate question
Ted Sprague
With the Senate reform bill on the table, the familiar debate on its relevance is sweeping this nation once again. A referendum could start debate on the options: the status quo, reform, or abolition.
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