Reforming the Senate One must address the three major problems with the Senate and the many solutions in order create a Parliament that would speak and act on behalf of Canadians in all parts of the country. The three main criticism of the Senate are that it over-represents the business leaders of the country, that it serves as a patronage device for the government party, and that the distribution of seats does not give equal …showed first 75 words of 518 total…

…showed last 75 words of 518 total…get two each for a total of 64. The election of senators would be tied to provincial votes. Each time a province went to the polls, half the province’s senators would be up for election. There is strong support for the idea of an elected Senate. Many Canadians believe that, unless senators are elected and the Senate be reformed, the institution has no place in a country which makes a claim to democratically elected representation.