Sunday, May 06, 2007

Harper Criticized for Not Appointing Senators

Speaking on a motion by Senator Tommy Banks (Lib - AB), Senator Joseph Day (Lib - NB) expressed his concerns that the current government is not appointing senators.

Citing the Constitution, Sen. Day reminded the chamber that the filling of vacant senate seats is not optional. He went further, suggesting that Harper was attempting to circumvent the constitutional amendment process and attempting to reduce the number of senators from the Atlantic provinces by leaving vacant three New Brunswick and one Prince Edward Island senate seats.

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