Protecting Canadian Democracy: The Senate You Never Knew
Serge Joyal - McGill-Queen's University Press, 2013
The
book evaluates all the major proposals for reform of the past thirty
years, contending that the Senate should be improved by means that do
not require formal amendments to the Constitution. The authors identify
possibilities for reform the institution within the current
constitutional framework, addressing the Senate's veto power, its
appointment process, and its legislative independence. A valuable
appendix of charts and statistics on the composition and operation of
the Senate is also provided. Contributors include Janet Ajzenstat,
C.E.S. Frank, Serge Joyal, Senator Lowell Murray, Gil Remillard David E.
Smith, Jack Stilborn, Paul Thomas, and Ronald Watts."
