Comments on: Published in the National Post ~ Derek Fildebrandt: Make Senate reform a confidence vote http://fildebrandt.ca/2010/01/published-in-the-national-post-derek-fildebrandt-make-senate-reform-a-confidence-vote/ Derek Fildebrandt on politics, economics, war and fun Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:12:56 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: skuleman http://fildebrandt.ca/2010/01/published-in-the-national-post-derek-fildebrandt-make-senate-reform-a-confidence-vote/comment-page-1/#comment-300 skuleman Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:31:25 +0000 http://fildebrandt.ca/?p=752#comment-300 The PM should introduce a bill to make several items binding referenda on the next general election whenever that may be: 1.-Senate reform - with specific questions: a.- Should senate terms be limited to 8 years, with retroactive application to sitting senators. b.- Should all future senators be elected c.- Should senate seats be distributed equally by population 2.-Should federal political parties receive any taxpayer funded subsidies? 3.-Should riding boundaries in the House of Commons be defined to provide equal representation by population across the country, and should those boundaries be reviewed every second federal election. 4.-Should the Constitution be re-opened to renegotiate Equalization payments It would be interesting to see the opposition squirm trying to block giving the voters' the right to their say on any of the above. With the Senate rebalanced there should be no blockage there. The PM should introduce a bill to make several items binding referenda on the next general election whenever that may be:

1.-Senate reform – with specific questions:
a.- Should senate terms be limited to 8 years, with retroactive application to sitting senators.
b.- Should all future senators be elected
c.- Should senate seats be distributed equally by population

2.-Should federal political parties receive any taxpayer funded subsidies?

3.-Should riding boundaries in the House of Commons be defined to provide equal representation by population across the country, and should those boundaries be reviewed every second federal election.

4.-Should the Constitution be re-opened to renegotiate Equalization payments

It would be interesting to see the opposition squirm trying to block giving the voters’ the right to their say on any of the above. With the Senate rebalanced there should be no blockage there.

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