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have your say on senate reform

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1have your say on senate reform Empty have your say on senate reform Thu Jan 15, 2009 5:48 pm

Deank

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Manitobans will have a chance to voice their opinions on Senate reform at upcoming public hearings, the province said today........

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/Advice_needed_to_form_Manitobas_position_on_Senate_reform.html

2have your say on senate reform Empty Re: have your say on senate reform Fri Jan 16, 2009 6:40 am

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Anonymous
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Abolish it Thank You.

3have your say on senate reform Empty Re: have your say on senate reform Fri Jan 16, 2009 9:07 am

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Anonymous
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I say that we should elect our senators.

4have your say on senate reform Empty Re: have your say on senate reform Fri Jan 16, 2009 11:04 am

Deank

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JTF wrote:I say that we should elect our senators.
Can just anyone run? Or do they need to be elected from a group chosen by someone?

5have your say on senate reform Empty Re: have your say on senate reform Fri Jan 16, 2009 11:17 am

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Anonymous
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In my world, they'd have to be okayed by me first, but in the real world, anyone could run.

6have your say on senate reform Empty Re: have your say on senate reform Fri Jan 16, 2009 12:16 pm

FlyingRat

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And each province should have an equal number of senators. Two, three tops. Except Quebec; they will demand to be MORE equal....

7have your say on senate reform Empty Re: have your say on senate reform Fri Jan 16, 2009 3:21 pm

Freeman

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My say on the senate, hmmm, how about "A useless bunch of old fart gasbags that have no useful purpose in our government, other than to consume massive amounts of taxpayers money and further mire hte process in party politics. My vote is to have them stay in the garage while they warm up their cars."

Do you think that's succinct enough?

8have your say on senate reform Empty Re: have your say on senate reform Sun Jan 18, 2009 12:06 am

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Reminds me of a pig and pigglets.

9have your say on senate reform Empty Re: have your say on senate reform Mon Jan 19, 2009 11:51 am

JT Estoban

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Pavolo wrote:Abolish it Thank You.

Second!

10have your say on senate reform Empty Re: have your say on senate reform Mon Jan 19, 2009 11:55 am

Deank

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abolish the listing of parties within the senate
immediate terms for removal if one votes as a "party", or joins any "party" or supports any party in anyway other then their secret ballot during elections.

11have your say on senate reform Empty Re: have your say on senate reform Mon Jan 19, 2009 12:04 pm

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How would that work Dean?

12have your say on senate reform Empty Re: have your say on senate reform Mon Jan 19, 2009 12:06 pm

Deank

Deank
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You mean the mechanics behind enforcing it? Or do you mean how would it help?

13have your say on senate reform Empty Re: have your say on senate reform Mon Jan 19, 2009 12:09 pm

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Anonymous
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I can't see it being enforcable. How can you tell what a person is thinking?

14have your say on senate reform Empty Re: have your say on senate reform Mon Jan 19, 2009 12:34 pm

Deank

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its not what they are thinking JTF. They can have all the liberal or conservative or whatever views and thoughts they want. the people who elect them, will elect them for whatever reason. But they absolutely can NOT be part of a party in anyway or have dealings with that party such that its obvious they are not calling their own shots.

15have your say on senate reform Empty Re: have your say on senate reform Mon Jan 19, 2009 1:01 pm

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But, practically speaking, it cannot be enforced. If people vote enbloc, how can one tell if it's for a party or just the issue itself.

I may not be a card carrying member of a party, but I can still vote for that party all the time.

Hope you see what I'm getting at. Afterall, we do have a party system here.

16have your say on senate reform Empty Re: have your say on senate reform Mon Jan 19, 2009 2:34 pm

Deank

Deank
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I see what you are getting at... I dont disagree it could be an issue. But when the LIBERAL senators help to decide the direction of the LIBERAL party you can see where even the guise of independance has been dropped.

17have your say on senate reform Empty Re: have your say on senate reform Mon Jan 19, 2009 3:22 pm

LivingDead

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FlyingRat wrote:And each province should have an equal number of senators. Two, three tops. Except Quebec; they will demand to be MORE equal....

5 senators per province. 2 senators per territory.

All elected by the citizens of said provinces and territories and if Quebec does not like it they can separate from Canada, Take their portion of the federal debt, pay Canada back what they owe us. Print their own money take the small portion of Quebec that is not Crown land and Go begging USA or France for handouts.

That is how I feel.

http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/youare

18have your say on senate reform Empty Re: have your say on senate reform Thu Jan 29, 2009 10:15 pm

SuperNaut

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If you all would be so kind, please watch this video. It is American
but, it shows some stuff that Myself and a great deal of people in this
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