The Senate

• Senate responsiblities (appointed by Governor General on advice of PM)

  • Reviewing laws
  • Representing Regional Interests
  • Providing Stability to the Government: serving from 30 till the age of 75
  • Reviewing Legislation: reviews bills it has received from the House of Commons. 
  • Investigating issues: In committees, senators hear evidence from witnesses and review bills section by section. 
  • Representing interests of minority groups
• Senate debate

  • Few ways to remove senators from their positions if they are doing their job poorly
  • Representation by area, not population
  • Senators balance power, without them this balance would be lost
• The senate

  • Appointed
  • 105 senators
  • Representation by region
  • No confidence votes
  • Long term issues (have more time)
  • Often not in political party