"Prime Minister Stephen Harper would like to see Canadians in a position to start electing their senators by the time of the next federal election.
Harper announced plans Tuesday to impose eight-year term limits on new senators, part of new democratic reforms."
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"Nobody believes senators should be sitting for decades or anyone in a modern 21st Century legislature should be sitting for decades," Harper said.
Currently, senators can sit until age 75, although until 1965, their appointments were for life."
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http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20060530/senate_announcement_0605230/20060530?hub=TopStories--
My understanding has always been that our Senate was the big brother that either endorsed or didn't endorse what the House passed, yet i've never heard of anything they've ever stepped in on, ever, that actually changed anything out of HP. I remember when term limits were even first proposed i supported it, i hoped it might spur them to actually do something, hell anything, except collect a salary and show up once in awhile. Senate appointments have always reeked of golden parachute cronyism, i don't agree with Steve-O on much of anything, but i agree with the reasoning behind this.