1. Because it wastes $100 million a year
2. They are unelected
3. We have enough politicians in Canada
4. Nobody would notice the disappearance of the Senate except Ottawa
5. It is a $100 million a year slush fund for political parties in Ottawa
6. Regional representation is tough when many live in Ottawa, living in the boonies/hinterland-northern Man/Sask/Ont/PEI must be so boring for some like Duffy who are political junkies and want action
7. Democracy in Canada would improve with an institutions like the Senate no longer in existence. Party discipline in Canada hinders democracy. Canadians want less partisanship in politics, not more.
8. They are lazy slackers
9. The Senate inhibits the creation of new committees emerging from the House of Commons that may actually improve our democracy
10. MPs need to get more power so the executive is weakened. Executive federalism is too strong now with the PMO. Parliament is much weaker than it was decades ago
2. They are unelected
3. We have enough politicians in Canada
4. Nobody would notice the disappearance of the Senate except Ottawa
5. It is a $100 million a year slush fund for political parties in Ottawa
6. Regional representation is tough when many live in Ottawa, living in the boonies/hinterland-northern Man/Sask/Ont/PEI must be so boring for some like Duffy who are political junkies and want action
7. Democracy in Canada would improve with an institutions like the Senate no longer in existence. Party discipline in Canada hinders democracy. Canadians want less partisanship in politics, not more.
8. They are lazy slackers
9. The Senate inhibits the creation of new committees emerging from the House of Commons that may actually improve our democracy
10. MPs need to get more power so the executive is weakened. Executive federalism is too strong now with the PMO. Parliament is much weaker than it was decades ago