Bill C-7

SUMMARY

Part 1 of this enactment establishes a framework for electing nominees for Senate appointments from the provinces and territories. The following principles apply to the selection process:

(a) the Prime Minister, in recommending Senate nominees to the Governor General for a province or territory, would be required to consider names from a list of nominees submitted by the provincial or territorial government; and

(b) the list of nominees would be determined by an election held in accordance with provincial or territorial laws enacted to implement the framework.

Part 2 alters the tenure of senators who are summoned after October 14, 2008.