Pierre Poilievre

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If I was Prime Minister, the first thing I would get rid of was his political appointments, from judges to senators. Our Senate is an absolute partisan joke that gets stacked both ways, depending on who is in charge. Senators and judges are not looking out for the best interests of Canadians, they are shilling for the party who put them there in that appointment.

The Senate and the courts should be A-Political, unfortunately, they have been perverted by the politicos.
 

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If I was Prime Minister, the first thing I would get rid of was his political appointments, from judges to senators. Our Senate is an absolute partisan joke that gets stacked both ways, depending on who is in charge. Senators and judges are not looking out for the best interests of Canadians, they are shilling for the party who put them there in that appointment.

The Senate and the courts should be A-Political, unfortunately, they have been perverted by the politicos.
Really?

I'd declare a national "tits out" policy.
 

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If I was Prime Minister, the first thing I would get rid of was his political appointments, from judges to senators.

Would you get rid of those who Harper put in too?

Our Senate is an absolute partisan joke that gets stacked both ways, depending on who is in charge.

Exactly, so getting rid of anything Trudeau put in but not Harper would prove bias.

Senators and judges are not looking out for the best interests of Canadians, they are shilling for the party who put them there in that appointment.

So... should we elect them like in the US?

The Senate and the courts should be A-Political, unfortunately, they have been perverted by the politicos.

There is no way for them NOT to be political if appointed by people in Government.
 
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Would you get rid of those who Harper put in too?
I would scrap the senate and start fresh.
Exactly, so getting rid of anything Trudeau put in but not Harper would prove bias.
I would scrap the senate and start fresh.
So... should we elect them like in the US?
Elected presents the same problem, but if we could isolate the senate into doing what it's supposed to do, is be the the last unbiased look at a piece of legislation before stamping it or sending it back, that would be a start.
There is no way for them NOT to be political if appointed by people in Government.
I completely agree. Even the Privy counsel has become politicized. We need some big changes to the rules, not that what I say matters a whole lot.