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House Government Bill
41st Parliament, 1st Session
June 2, 2011 - September 13, 2013
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An Act respecting the selection of senators and amending the Constitution Act, 1867 in respect of Senate term limits
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Senate Reform Act
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Minister of State (Democratic Reform)
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Introduction and First Reading in the House of Commons
(2011-06-21)
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A more representative chamber [electronic resource] : representation in the House of Lords.
Bochel, Hugh. Journal of legislative studies, 18:82-97, Mar. 2012
A reformed Senate or the status quo in the 42nd Parliament?.
Hays, Dan. Journal of parliamentary and political law, 7:31-36, March 2013
Beyond scandal and patronage : a rationale and strategy for Senate reform.
Crowley, Brian L. Inside policy : the magazine of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute , 3:34-49, Dec. 2013
Breaking the bargain: comment on the constitutional validity of Bill C-7, The Proposed Senate Reform Act.
Sarro, Douglas. University of Toronto Faculty of Law review, 70:115-40 , Spring 2012
Canada's Senate : reform or death?.
Economist, 408:xx , Nov. 2, 2013
Committee performance in the Senate of Canada : some sobering analysis for the chamber of "sober second thought" .
Lawlor, Andrea . Commonwealth & comparative politics , 51:549-68 , October 2013
Constitutional reform [electronic resource] : lording it.
Economist, 404:11 , July 14, 2012
Critics accuse Tories of dragging feet on Senate reforms : PM's appointed 46 senators so far.
Ryckewaert, Laura. Hill Times, no. 1120:1, 4, Jan. 16, 2012
Does it matter if the House of Lords isn’t reformed? [electronic resource] : perspectives from a symposium at Trinity Hall, Cambridge.
Farrington, Conor. Political quarterly , 83:599-608 , July-September 2012
Don't throw the Senate out with the bath water .
Paré, Jean-Rodrigue. Canadian parliamentary review, 36:31-3 , Autumn 2013
Elected second chambers and their powers [electronic resource] : an international survey.
Russell, Meg. Political quarterly, 83:117-29, Jan./Mar. 2012
Elected Senate would give it legitimacy, but could create legislative gridlock, say experts [Bill C-7].
Ryckewaert, Laura. Hill Times, no. 1122:1,28, Jan. 30, 2012
Fix : don't axe the Senate.
Savoie, Donald J. Policy options, 34:7-9 , Sept./Oct. 2013
From an aristocratic anachronism to a democratic dilemma : an elected House of Lords and the lessons from Australia.
Archer, Robin. Commonwealth & comparative politics , 51:267-82 , July 2013
Here's how to save our Senate (Opinion) [electronic resource].
Forsey, Helen. Hill Times, 1081:14, April 8, 2013
Il est temps d'envisager l'abolition du Sénat .
Wall, Brad. Revue parlementaire canadienne , 36:6-9 , hiver 2013
La réforme du Sénat au Canada.
Roussy, Alain. Ottawa law review, 45:93-136 no. 1, 2013-14
La représentation au Parlement fédéral des communautés de langue officielle en situation minoritaire : étude sur la réforme du Sénat et sa validité constitutionnelle.
Power, Mark C. Revue générale de droit, 42(2):497-559, 2012
Ne jetons pas le Sénat avec l’eau de ses égaré.
Paré, Jean-Rodrigue . Revue parlementaire canadienne, 36:17-20 , Autumn 2013
Public attitudes towards the House of Lords and House of Lords reform [electronic resource].
Cruse, Ian.. House of Lords Library, 24 p., Mar. 2, 2012
Quebec Senate decision may impact SCC reference.
Schmitz, Cristin. Lawyers weekly , 33:11 , Nov. 8, 2013
Regional representation in the House of Lords [electronic resource].
Purvis, Matthew. House of Lords Library, 10 p., Mar. 6, 2012
Repenser la réforme de la Chambre des lords [ressource électronique].
Haselhurst, Alan. Revue parlementaire canadienne , 35:12-17 , hiver 2012
Rethinking House of Lords reform [electronic resource].
Haselhurst, Alan. Canadian parliamentary review , 35:12-16 , Winter 2012
Securing political success by repetition : can the Parliament Act 1911 be used by the House of Commons to insist on reform of the House of Lords.
Pannick, David. Public Law, pp. 230-6, Apr. 2012
Special report (dossier) : the Senators and the elephant .
Chodos, Bob. Inroads, no. 34:96-109 , Winter/Spring 2014
The architectural metaphor and the decline of political conventions in the Supreme Court of Canada's senate reform reference .
Christa Sieglinde Scholtz. University of Toronto law journal, 68(4):661-693 , Fall 2018
The changing type of minor party elected to parliament [electronic resource] : the case of the Australian Senate from 1949 to 2010.
Ghazarian, Zareh. Australian journal of political science , 47:441-54 , Sept. 2012
The constitutional form and reform of the Senate : thoughts on the constitutionality of Bill C-7.
Walters, Mark D. Journal of parliamentary and political law, 7:37-61, March 2013
The Senate.
Inside Ottawa, 20:1-4, Feb. 2013
The Senate and self-parody .
Wells, Paul. Maclean's, 126:18-20 , Sept. 02, 2013
The Senate reform bill : a constitutional danger for Canada.
Dion, Stéphane. Inroads, 31:71-81 , Summer/Fall 2012
Time to consider abolition of the Senate .
Wall, Brad. Canadian parliamentary review , 36:6-9 , Winter 2013
What the Senate might look like in 2015 (Opinion).
LeMay, Paul H. Hill Times, no. 1096:13, July 11, 2011
Yep (Opinion) [electronic resource] : salvaging the Senate could really be so simple.
Forsey, Helen. Hill Times, no. 1082:13, April 15, 2013
Party Press Releases
Government Taking Action to Reform Senate (Conservative Party)
Related Links
Supreme Court of Canada. Case Information. Court file 35203. In the Matter of a Reference by the Governor in Council concerning reform of the Senate, as set out in Order P.C. 2013-70, dated February 1, 2013
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