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  Category:Canadian senators - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
List of Canadian senators who resigned and were elected to the House of Commons
List of Canadian Leaders of the Opposition in the Senate
List of Canadian Senate appointments by prime minister
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 Senate of Canada Encyclopedia Article @ 209.197.89.145   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The Senate is referred to as "the upper house" of Parliament, and the House of Commons "the lower house".
The Senate was intended to mirror the British House of Lords, in that it was meant to represent the social and economic élite.
The Opposition equivalent is the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, who is selected by his or her counterpart in the House, the Leader of the Opposition.
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 CANADIAN SENATE FACTS AND INFORMATION
Senate seats are divided among the provinces in such a way that Ontario, Quebec, the Maritime provinces, and the Western provinces are equally represented.
The Senate is the upper house of Parliament, whereas the House of Commons is the lower house.
No senator may speak more than once on the same question (except that the mover of a motion is entitled to make one speech at the beginning of the debate and another at the end).
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 Wikinfo | Canadian Senate   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The Senate tends to only exercise its power when the House of Commons is ruled by a rival party, as occurred during the infamous GST debate in the late 1980s.
Since the composition of the Senate would have to be changed in any important revision the inclusion of Senate reform in the 1982 constitution would have forced it to have the unanimous approval of the provinces to be enacted.
The Senate in the original draft was very powerful, it received veto power over all legislation except for monetary matters that were not 'fundamental policy changes.' This would have allowed it to veto important matters such as the GST and Free Trade Agreement, as well as bills concerning culture, immigration, and language among others.
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The Senate tends to only exercise its power when the House of Commons is dominated by a rival party, such as the period during the infamous GST debate in the late-1980s to 1990s.
Thus, a Senate appointed by the provincial governments would almost always be in opposition to the House of Commons.
The Canadian political landscape was significantly altered at the end of 2003 by the arrival of Paul Martin as new Liberal leader and prime minister and by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservatives to form the new Conservative Party of Canada.
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 Canadian Senate - Wikigadugi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The majority of government legislation is introduced in the House of Commons, but some has been introduced in the Senate.
The current Speaker of the Senate is The Honourable Daniel Philip Hays.
On his first day as Prime Minister Harper announced his intention to appoint a senator from Quebec, Michael Fortier, with the intention that he would resign from the Senate at the dissolution of parliament and run in the next federal election[1].
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Currently, abolition of the Senate is not being considered seriously by the public.
Image:Canada senate chairs.jpgframerightThe throne and chair in the background are used by the Governor General and his or her spouse during the opening of Parliament.
In response to observations that an overwhelming Liberal majority in the Senate had compromised its ability to function as intended, Prime Minister Paul Martin has taken Pierre Trudeau's approach to the Senate, in that he has been willing to recommend appointment of opposition senators.
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 The Ultimate Category:Lists of Canadian people Dog Breeds Information Guide and Reference
List of Canadian athletes at the 2004 Summer Olympics
List of Canadian ambassadors to the United States
List of Canadian Presidents of the Privy Council
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List of Canadian provinces and territories by population
List of candidates in the 2004 Canadian election
List of candidates in the 39th Canadian federal election
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No senator may speak more than once on the same question, however, a Senator who has moved a substantive motion, proposed an inquiry or sponsors a bill holds a Right of Reply which enables them to speak again at the close of debate.
On his first day as Prime Minister Harper announced his intention to appoint a senator from Quebec, Michael Fortier, with the expectation that he would resign from the Senate at the dissolution of parliament and run in the next federal election[1].
One of the five remaining Progressive Conservative senators died in December of 2005, bringing the total to its current four.
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 Canadian Senate - Canadian Senate   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
We have compiled many new Canadian Senate resources to help you find the Canadian Senate your looking for.
The case for an elected Speaker of the Senate.
How to renew Canadian democracy: proportional representation for the Commons, a Senate elected from single-member constituencies, and political financing...
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