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Originally Posted by Charlatan
This is the part that I find most amazing about the move. The triple E senate was a cornerstone of the Reform and Alliance platform... I believe the Conservative platform called for, "an elected Senate in the interim, then introduce Senate reform."
It goes completely counter to their stated platform, not to mention that they have installed an unelected official into the Cabinet. I didn't know they could include members of the Senate in the Cabinet. Is there precedence for this?
*off to Google*
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What I'm surprised about is that, if he wanted Montreal represented, and wanted to stick his elected senate guns, he could have picked a sitting senator, surely. I'd be surprised if there wasn't a qualified Montrealer represented in the current senate, probably someone appointed by Mulroney.
Like this dude maybe:
http://www.parl.gc.ca/common/senmemb...Language=E&M=M