POLI 221 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Section 98, Winnipeg General Strike, Primary And Secondary Legislation
8 Apr 2018
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Purposes and powers of the senate: function 1 (at creation of confederation) Senate: this overrepresentation would compensate for the representation by population of the. House of commons: compromise: equal regional representation (mix between equal provincial representation and principle of representation by population, this system, however, limited maritimes and quebec protection against voting power of. Equal regional representation: west/ontario/quebec/maritimes x 24 + 6 newfoundland + 3 territories = 105. Minority representation in the senate: past: senators mostly businessmen and lawyers that continue to govern their own corporations . Length of service of a senator: before 1965: serve for life, after 1965 (pearson): current senators can stay or life or retire at 75 (with pension), new. Representing the interests of property (lobby for business community: campbell"s the canadian senate: a lobby from within, senators have corporate connections especially those on the senate committee on.
