What are the advantages of having a Senate?
The Senate is a safeguard so that the party with the most seats in the House of Commons can't just control the bills that are passed.
What are the disadvantages of having a Senate?
The Senate costs taxpayers about $106,264,100 a year, and each senator makes 132,300 per year.
It takes up a lot of extra time for a bill to become law when the House of Commons is already checking and double checking.
Reasons to abandon the senate:
Now that Canada is more educated we don’t need the senate
It takes up time and money that isn't being used wisely
Reason to improve the senate:
Now that Canada is more educated we can have the responsibility to elect our own senators.
The Senate is a safeguard so that the party with the most seats in the House of Commons can't just control the bills that are passed.
What are the disadvantages of having a Senate?
The Senate costs taxpayers about $106,264,100 a year, and each senator makes 132,300 per year.
It takes up a lot of extra time for a bill to become law when the House of Commons is already checking and double checking.
Reasons to abandon the senate:
Now that Canada is more educated we don’t need the senate
It takes up time and money that isn't being used wisely
Reason to improve the senate:
Now that Canada is more educated we can have the responsibility to elect our own senators.