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Topic: Party standings in the Canadian Senate

	ipedia.com: Canadian Senate Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The presiding officer of the body is the Speaker of the Canadian Senate who is appointed by the Governor General of Canada on the advice of the Prime Minister.
		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.
		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.
	www.ipedia.com /canadian_senate.html (2985 words)

	Canadian House of Commons - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Canadian law states that all federal elections must be held on a Monday (except on statutory holidays), and the campaign must be at least 36 days long.
		The last major bill defeated in the Senate came in 1991, when a bill passed by the Commons restricting abortion was rejected in the Upper House by a tied vote.
		Party standings in the Canadian House of Commons
	enc.qba73.com /link-Canadian_House_of_Commons (4748 words)

	Canadian House of Commons Encyclopedia Article @ TaxCoves.com (Tax Coves) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Errant members may be deselected as official party candidates during future elections, and, in serious cases, may be expelled from their parties outright.
		On the other hand, if his or her party has lost its majority, the prime minister may resign, or may attempt to stay in power by winning support from members of other parties.
		Members of each party are entitled to a number of questions proportional to the party caucus' strength in the House.
	www.taxcoves.com /encyclopedia/Canadian_House_of_Commons (4200 words)

	Wikinfo \| Canadian Senate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		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.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Canadian_Senate (2535 words)

	Canadian Senate (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.csres.utexas.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Senate is an unelected body, consisting of 105 members appointed by the Governor General on the advice of the Prime Minister.
		The Senate came into existence in 1867, when the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed the British North America Act, uniting the Province of Canada (which was separated into Canada East and Canada West, corresponding, respectively, to modern Quebec and Ontario), Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick into a single federation, called the Dominion of Canada.
		The Senate was intended to mirror the British House of Lords, in that it was meant to represent the social and economic élite.
	canadian-senate.iqnaut.net.cob-web.org:8888 (3193 words)

	Canadian Senate - Future of the Senate in Canada
		Under the Constitution Act of 1982, Senate amendments require the support of Parliament and seven provinces representing at least fifty percent of the population.
		A reformed Senate could fulfill the roles originally intended for it: regional and minority representation and serving as a check on the House of Commons.
		Since Senators are already paid and have access to the Library of Parliament's research staff, Senate investigations normally cost the taxpayer less than a Royal Commission or task force.
	www.rhondaparkinson.com /canadiansenatefuture.htm (481 words)

	Canadian Electoral Reform
		The parties are then declared to have won a number of seats in the legislature that is roughly proportionate to their share of the votes; most countries have some threshold number of votes (i.e.
		The success with which a PR system provides parties with a share of the seats that is proportional to their vote share is dependent on several factors including the number of parties that fall short of the threshold and whether the votes and seats are counted up either nationally, provincially, or regionally.
		The party list half are allocated in a manner that tries to provide a party with a total share of the seats in the legislature that is roughly proportional to their share of the party-list vote.
	www.sfu.ca /~aheard/elections/reform.html (2746 words)

	Red Chamber Renaissance (Page 3)
		Conceding that changes to the makeup of Senate, the appointment process, or the term of office (senators sit from the time they are named until they reach 75) may be necessary, Fraser sees no merit in an elected body, an opinion she held long before her own appointment.
		Senate's operating expenses are roughly 20% of those of the House of Commons.
		To qualify for the Red Chamber you must: be a Canadian citizen at least 30 years of age; own $4,000 of equity of land in your home province and have a personal net worth of $4,000 (stipulations which have not changed since 1867); live in the province you will represent as a senator.
	www.mcgill.ca /news/2001/summer/senate/three (891 words)

	How Canada's Parliament Works
		All laws originate in the House of Commons, are approved by the Senate, and are signed by the figurehead represenative of the Queen, the Governor General.
		Party leaders, as the name suggests, are the heads of Canada's political parties.
		When Parliament is debating, he tells the individual MPs and the PM and the Party Leaders and the cabinet ministers and everyone else when it is their time to speak.
	www.filibustercartoons.com /canguide_1_prlmnt_mp-pm.php (1961 words)

	Senate of Canada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Senate of Canada (French: Le Sénat du Canada) is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and the House of Commons.
		The Senate is referred to as the "upper house" of Parliament, and the House of Commons is referred to as the "lower house".
		On June 22, 2006 Senator Lowell Murray (PC-Ontario) and Senator Jack Austin (Liberal-British Columbia) introduced an amendment to the Constitution of Canada to alter the makeup of the Senate.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Canadian_Senate (4896 words)

	Party standings in the Canadian Senate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The appointment of two new PC members to the Senate in March 2005 on the advice of Prime Minister Paul Martin gave the caucus 5 seats.
		Senate rules state a party must continue to hold 5 seats in order to retain status, or, obtain 5 seats and be registered in the last election.
		Senator Lillian Dyck was announced as a Senator for the New Democratic Party, but the NDP has stated that she is not a member of the party and is not recognized as a member of their parliamentary caucus due to the party's position advocating the abolition of the Senate.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Party_standings_in_the_Canadian_Senate (431 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Has enumerated powers similar to those of House of Representatives in U.S. Upper house, the Senate, is composed of 104 Senators who are appointed from provincial and municipal governments by the Governor-General on the advice of the Prime Minister.
		The New Democratic Party is a more far-left socialist party and is the third largest national party and has headed two provincial governments.
		Interest Groups: Canadian business and labor groups are organized as lobbies and regulated in such the same way as comparable groups in the U.S. Special Features: Canada combines a unitary form of government (British parliamentary system) with federalism---two levels of government (national and provincial) exist each of which has powers that the other does not.
	www.isu.edu /~andesean/canada.htm (477 words)

	The Canadian-American
		Just when you thought that only such Canadian organizations like the Toronto Star were being outsourced to produce attack ads, this nice gem by The Nation disabused me of that notion when I read it this morning.
		What the article also fails to mention is that the Conservatives were elected earlier this year to replace a party which had been in power for 12 y, developed a sense of entitlement and got mired in a particularly rank combination of scandals and incompetence.
		Members of both parties, Republican or Democrat, Conservative or Liberal, should be reminded that arguments should be won by facts and not pure rhetoric, as governing from the truth will ultimately deliver maximum benefit to the people.
	canadianamerican.blogspot.com (1918 words)

	CanadaInfo: Government: Federal: Parliament: Senate
		A political party which is neither the Government party nor part of the coalition of parties forming the Government.
		The Leader of the Government in the Senate is chosen by the Prime Minister to represent the Government in the Senate, since the Prime Minister is ordinarily a Member of Parliament.
		n Quebec, senators are appointed for each of the original 24 electoral divisions in that province and they must reside, or have their property qualification, in the particular division for which they are appointed.
	www.craigmarlatt.com /canada/government/senate.html (1019 words)

	Post-1901 Census Project, Part 1 of 3 - Canadian Culture
		The problem was that the Bill was more concerned with increasing from 92 years to 112 years the period before full access was allowed, and adding conditions and restrictions to access in the intervening years, than it was in providing the access sought.
		Amendments were sought during hearings conducted by a Senate Committee but the Bill passed the Senate without amendment and was referred to the House of Commons where it received First Reading and some debate during Second Reading.
		Today, the new Conservative Party of Canada, which was formed by the merger of the former Progressive Conservatives and the Canadian Alliance, has the greatest number of Members that have expressed support for the access we seek.
	www.bellaonline.com /articles/art24628.asp (737 words)

	Canadian Conservative Forum - Requested Essay
		The impasse arose as a result of the Senate's refusal to grant supply in the form of two appropriation Bills already passed by the House of Representatives, together with the refusal of Whitlam either to resign or advise dissolution.
		In contrast, senators are elected at large from their entire state on a purely proportional representation system.
		This method produces Senate party standings that are much closer to the popular vote and can (and regularly does) put the government in the minority in the Senate.
	www.conservativeforum.org /EssaysForm.asp?ID=6157 (1058 words)

	Freedom Party International - Consent 21 - August 1994
		Politicians now stand lower in the public's regard than almost any other profession one can think of, but many people may not realize that the system used to elect our governments has a great deal to do with this.
		In Canadian and American elections, whether federal, state, or provincial, the candidate who receives the most votes in each constituency is elected.
		Political parties exercise almost as much clout in this system as in "first past the post." An incumbent who finds himself dropped by his party still faces the prospect of splitting the vote if he decides to run for re-election.
	www.freedomparty.org /consent/cons21_2.htm (2486 words)

	Nelson -Political Science-Canadian Politics on the Web/Legislatures
		There have been various proposals to reform the Senate; the most recent one had the support of all the first ministers and is found in the Charlottetown Accord.
		Support for reform of the Senate has been strong for many years, but a 1988 Angus Reid poll revealed that almost as many Canadians wanted to simply abolish the Senate as reform it.
		General Stan Waters was elected in 1989 as a nominee and was subsequently appointed to the Senate in 1989.
	www.nelson.com /nelson/polisci/legislatures.html (850 words)

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		Has enumerated powers similar to those of House of Representatives in U.S. Upper house, the Senate, is composed of 105 Senators who are appointees of provincial and municipal governments and has advisory powers but cannot block legislation of the lower house.
		The Social Credit party in western Canada, despite its name and its emphasis on government initiative in economic development, is widely regarded as pro-business and socially conservative.
		The division is very similar to that existing in the U.S. with two differences that give Canadian provinces more power than their U.S. counterparts--whereas the U.S. states have unspecified "reserved powers" (Amendment X) that can be whittled away by the national government's "implied powers" (Art.
	www.isu.edu /~andesean/canada.txt (574 words)

	counterweights - SNOW IN VANCOUVER .. as 265 MPs in Ottawa all drink Québécois nation Kool-Aid? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Canadian political class is turning itself into a pretzel to appease the nationalist vote in Quebec." More than a few Canadians outside Quebec share Mr.
		Canadians must be careful to guard against this misinterpretation in future.
		On Monday, November 27, 2006, it now seems, all four Canadian federal political parties in Parliament will join together and "recognize that the Québécois form a nation within a united Canada" — whatever that may or may not mean in the real world of Canadian politics today.
	www.counterweights.ca /cms/content/view/174 (3406 words)

	Thomson Nelson - Political Science Resource Centre
		Find out who is currently a member of the House of Commons or the Senate, and look up their current pay & perks.
		Debates in the Senate are available, as are the profiles and evidence of Senate committees.
		Examine a list of The Senate also provides a useful document on-line about The Senate Today, which explains the roles played by the Senate in our political system. You can also read about Senate Committees: Role and Effectiveness from the Library of Parliament.
	polisci.nelson.com /legislatures.html (971 words)

	Canadian Senate seating plan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.csres.utexas.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Each square represents a seat, and the last name and province of the senator who occupies that seat is written in the square.
		Senators with the initials "P.C." after their name are members of the Privy Council.
		While Senator Dyck is designated as an NDP Senator, she is not a member of the NDP caucus.
	en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/Canadian_Senate_seating_plan (156 words)

	US Marijuana Party: 06/01/2005 - 06/30/2005
		The bill passed the State Senate by a vote of 33 to 1 last evening and will head to the desk of Gov. Donald L. Carcieri, who is likely to reject it.
		Senator Specter May Introduce Med MJ Legislation in the Senate
		The U.S. senator, who has long supported the use of human stem cells for disease research, told Your Humble Narrator yesterday that he's in favor of a state's right to decide whether to allow its doctors to prescribe marijuana.
	usmjparty.blogspot.com /2005_06_01_usmjparty_archive.html (10022 words)

	Federal Election Results
		The opposition parties were hoping for a minority government but the Liberals got more seats than in the last election and stronger popular vote.
		The final standings were as follows: Liberal Party of Canada 173, Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance 66, Bloc Quebecois 37, New Democratic Party 13 and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada 12.
		The two seats that had gone against the Liberals in 1997 were defeated when Independant candidate John Nunziata was kicked out by Alan Tonks and Markham's John McCallum stole a seat away from the Alliance.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/life_in_canada/53786/1 (530 words)

	Current Government Information for the Ajax Area
		The political party the MP belongs to is The Liberal Party of Canada
		The political party the MPP belongs to is The Ontario Liberal Party
		The political party the MPP belongs to is the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
	members.fortunecity.com /vfile/government.html (386 words)

	Party standings in the Canadian Senate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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		Forty-three current senators were appointed on the advice of Prime Minister Jean Chrétien (Liberal, 1993-2003)
		Twelve current senators were appointed on the advice of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau (Liberal, 1968-1979, 1980-1984)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Party_Standings_in_the_Canadian_Senate (439 words)

	POLITICAL AMAZON: AOL for Kids: "Republican Party" Search (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Since the search engine for this age level does not give percentages of relatability of the "hit" to the search phrase, it was not possible to weed out the less likely by percentages.
		I would estimate that some of these were matched just for the word "party," but there is no way of knowing for sure.
		So to save myself from going through hundreds of sites about Halloween parties, I reviewed the first 100 sites listed by the search engine, and attempted to access the sites that, by their name, sounded as if they were political in nature.
	www.politicalamazon.com /aol-gop.html (3086 words)

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