43% Abolish |
48% Elect |
36% Abolish |
31% Elect |
7% Abolish, the recent corruption scandals have proven that any unelected body of government is detrimental towards democracy |
12% Elect, and require members to be non-partisan |
6% Elect, Senators that are elected are less prone to corruption |
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Unique answers from Canada users whose views extended beyond the provided choices.
@8QYJ7M93yrs3Y
They should reform the senate
@8F7WGJN4yrs4Y
let the people elect the senate
@9LJGNWT 1wk1W
Abolish the Senate as it presently exists and eliminate ALL pensions to senators. The senate should be a regionally elected body similar to the US in that all provinces and territories get two senators, regardless of population. In addition, those running for election must get 50.1% of the entire vote in order to be elected. Multiple parties and candidates may necessitate run off elections whereby candidate receiving less than a threshold number of votes; say 15%, 20 or 25% are eliminated from the next round. Same goes for electing the rats that are presently seated. They must achieve… Read more
@9LD8F4Q2wks2W
The entire government should be reorganized into a Constitutional Republic with an elected head of state, elected MPs, and senators who serve 6 year terms, 33% of whom are up for election every 2 years.
@9KC26TV2mos2MO
Elect by proportional representation and number of seats proportional to provincial population size.
@9DRKX5G8mos8MO
Elect with time limits for how long you can stay in the senate
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