POLI 2F12 Lecture Notes - Lecture 33: Mike Duffy, Term Limit, Comptroller
24 Feb 2016
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Appointments are made by governor general on the recommendation of prime minister. Must own ,000 in net property and a net worth of ,000 and must be the age of 30. Very difficult to remove a senator but can be done. Andrew thompson, only went to 14 meetings of parliament in 7 years because of relaxed rules. Must give assent to all proposed bills. Fear that the will of the people (those elected to represent people in parliament) would be to radical. Quebec wouldn"t have signed confederation agreement without this second institution. Way for quebec to counter house of commons which would otherwise be dominated by ontario (more people in ontario therefore more elected representatives in house of commons) Maritimes also wanted this for the same reasons. Has acted as a chamber of sober second thought . Liberal senators tried to stop this but were unsuccessful. 1991 conservative wanted to introduce new abortion legislation.
