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The Senate can make a greater contribution to the governance of Canada if parties were neither the basis on which the senators are selected nor the basis on which the Senate is organized.
In a previous piece we proposed a new method of selecting Senators that involved the creation of an independent, non-partisan agency we called the Senate Appointments Commission (see The Hill Times, Jan. 25). We believe that the independence of Senators will be greatly increased if they are selected by a Senate Appointments Commission that uses legislated criteria that emphasize outstanding attainment in a profession or occupation, and/or a substantial record of interest in and contributions to public affairs.
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How the Senate could operate without political parties
The Senate can make a greater contribution to the governance of Canada if parties were neither the basis on which the senators are selected nor the basis on which the Senate is organized.
In a previous piece we proposed a new method of selecting Senators that involved the creation of an independent, non-partisan agency we called the Senate Appointments Commission (see The Hill Times, Jan. 25). We believe that the independence of Senators will be greatly increased if they are selected by a Senate Appointments Commission that uses legislated criteria that emphasize outstanding attainment in a profession or occupation, and/or a substantial record of interest in and contributions to public affairs.
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