Canada's Senate may have been a good idea during the founding of Canada, today it serves no real purpose. From a practical perspective, Canada's Senate today serves no real purpose. It cannot overturn legislation. It cannot introduce legistlation. Where it was once conceived as a forum for providing scrutiny and financial oversight of government business, the rise of public watchdogs such as the auditor general and the Parliamentary Budget Office has entirely supplanted this role. And the Senate’s lack of democratic legitimacy prevents it from pushing back against government initiatives in the name of regional fairness.
Our Senate is a body of political appointees, former media personalities and minor celebrities. A few Senators have been "elected" in elections that really haven't had any media coverage or serious debate. They have jobs that have very generous pay and benefits, and all they have to do is show up once every two parlimentary sessions. In spite of this, we have Senators cheating on their expenses!!! It's time to abolish this useless, ineffective, body of political appointees. Stop wasting my tax dollars! Abolish the Canadian Senate.
