Senate reform
The Senate of Canada is up on its hind legs. Will it bite?
Independent senators now make up the majority in a newly relevant upper chamber—and, yes, they have the power to kill bills
Will Mike Duffy’s return overshadow Senate reforms?
With the acquittal—and imminent return to work—of Sen. Mike Duffy, the upper chamber readies itself for a new role
Election Issues 2015: A Maclean’s primer on democratic reform
Maclean’s is your destination for the 2015 election. Start with our in-depth primers on the big issues, including democratic reform
Senate reform? There’s just the teensy problem of the Constitution.
Both Stephen Harper and Thomas Mulcair have plans to reform the Senate that may prove unconstitutional. Now what?
After appointing 56 senators, Stephen Harper is done
The Prime Minister declares a moratorium on Senate appointments and the countdown to a constitutional crisis is on
Harper adjusts his Senate strategy
He didn’t emerge in support of abolishing the Senate—but the Prime Minister’s plans are still worthy of scrutiny. John Geddes explains
How should the Senate be?
Beset with scandal, the Senate adjourns and passes up two opportunities to assert itself and its purpose. Now what?
Where the provinces stand on Senate reform
An elected or abolished Senate is going to need provincial support. So here’s what the provinces have to say.
The way the Senate was
Talk of ‘honour’ at the Duffy trial shows what must change
Brazen populism can’t kill the Senate
Why the red chamber won’t die of simple neglect
Why we can’t just ignore the Senate and hope it goes away
The latest half-baked plan for Senate reform
Stephen Harper and the Senate: Not his problem?
Is the Prime Minister content to sit back and wait?