Monday, January 5, 2009

will harper appoint 12 senators in 2009?

After having made 18 Senate appointments in December 2008, is there any reason to believe (barring an election defeat) that Prime Minister Stephen Harper won't make appointments to fill the 12 scheduled Senate vacancies in 2009?
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7 comments:

  1. Ken ChapmanJanuary 5, 2009 at 7:46 AM

    Yes - before the inevitable election but at least this time the appointments will not be while Parliament is Prorogued.

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 5, 2009 at 8:01 AM

    If he was able to appoint all 12, what would that leave the partisan counts at? I can't seem to find that info.

    Would the CPC take over as the Senate majority?

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  3. Steven DollanskyJanuary 5, 2009 at 8:38 AM

    Yes, but the criteria will remain the same... each will commit to resigning and running in a election if the Senate is reformed.

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  4. DennyJanuary 5, 2009 at 9:58 AM

    They may have committed to it now, but there's nothing to stop them from following the example already set by Harper, and coming up with some excuse to break their commitments.

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  5. AnonymousJanuary 5, 2009 at 10:24 AM

    With Mike Duffy leading the charge, Senate reform should happen by the time he retires in 2030.

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  6. AnonymousJanuary 6, 2009 at 8:18 AM

    You're awfully silent on the "Tiny Perfect Blog" question about a new Alberta Party/ALP scheme.

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  7. Partisan HoboJanuary 15, 2009 at 5:05 PM

    Thanks for the link. I used it here. I'm awkwardly trying to argue that the Conservatives under Harper don't represent Canadians since the party doesn't seem to believe in anything it campaigned on.

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