The New Liberal Initiative

It’s summer in Ottawa, and the temperature is heating up on an unlikely issue – senate reform. Stephen Harper’s Conservatives have begun a campaign to bring incremental reform to Canada’s upper house: reforms billed as non-constitutional, and non-controversial. But are they? A number of different points of view have emerged.
 

Let’s look at the numbers. Alberta has 9.1 per cent of the total number of members of Parliament but only 5.7 per cent of the Senators. – Stéphane Dion, Edmonton Journal

Why lose time on a reform that no one is demanding, that no one needs and that’s probably doomed to be declared unconstitutional? – Lysiane Gagnon, G&M

I’ll give credit where credit’s due: when it comes to Senate reform, Prime Minister Stephen Harper is on the right track.
– Michael Taube, Ottawa Citizen

If Harper isn’t prepared to … reopen the Constitution for real reform, he should limit terms, salaries and perks and leave the rest alone. – Brian Macleod, London Free Press

 
Let us know your thoughts below, and then take action! Discuss Senate reform with your friends and neighbours. Call your MP. Organize a letter writing campaign to your local newspaper. Propose a policy to your local Liberal riding association. Contact info@newliberal.ca if you’re looking for help on how you can get off the bench, and into the debate.
 

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