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Senate Nominations By Province and Party

----Lib Cons NDP indep Total
B.C. 4--- 2---- 0--- 0 -----6
AB 5--- 1---- 0--- 0----- 6
Sask. 2 ---3---- 1--- 0----- 6
Man. 3--- 2---- 0--- 1----- 6
Ont. 11 ---10-- 0---- 1---- 22
Que. 18--- 3--- 0---- 3---- 24
N.S. 6 ----4 --- 0---- 0--- 10
NL. 4---- 2---- 0--- 0---- 6
N.B. 8---- 1---- 0---- 0--- 9
P.E.I. 3 ---0 ----0 ----0--- 3
Yukon. 1- 0----- 0---- 0-- 1
N.W.T. 1- 0----- 0---- 0-- 1
Nun. 1-- 0---- 0----- 0-- 1
Total 67 -28---- 1----- 5-- 101
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Effective: Under current legislation the Senate has the power to be effective in representing regional interests and sober second thought. However, because the Senate is not elected and represents the worst of partisan, political patronage, it lacks all legitimacy. It is unaccountable to Canadian taxpayers.

Equal: Although Senators frequently say that they will take on regional interests, when push comes to shove they invariably vote along party lines. If they were elected they would be accountable to the regions they represent.

Elected: The starting point of Senate reform so that Canadians will have a lawmaking system that reflects the needs of this great country is with the election of Senators. The Senate and its important functions will never be a legitimate part of the lawmaking body, unless its members are accountable to the people of Canada through a democratic election process.

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