Canadian Senate
Politics in all its varied forms and nuances across both the free and undemocratic world share a common feature. In all its forms, politics is complicated. This is perhaps especially so for political leaders and entities whose function has become either redundant or unclear over the centuries of their existence. In addition to the general pitfalls of corruption and ineffective leadership, some entities face becoming obsolete in the face of current needs and structures within their states. One such entity is the Canadian Senate.
Over the past decades, there have been increasing public and academic debates about the continued validity, or lack thereof, of the Canadian Senate. Indeed, if reports in recent news are to be taken at face value, there appears to have been a recent increase in the scandals and general embarrassment among members of the Canadian Senate, which have resulted in an increase in calls for abolishing the institution.
While some have debated for the reform of the Senate, there have been increasing calls for its abolishment, based on the fact that the institution is fundamentally undemocratic, has been ineffective in its leadership, and has weathered an increase in personal and financial scandals.
To examine the current functioning of the Canadian Senate, Thomas (2013) refers to its history. During the U.S. Civil War, the Fathers of the Confederation were deeply enmeshed in an attempt to not only manage the war, but also to understand and possibly discourage the mindsets and viewpoints that caused it to begin with. One of these was what Sir John A. Macdonald, one of the Fathers, believed to be "mob rule" and "presidential despotism," the explosive combination of which caused the War.
Hence, in response, the Canadian Senate was an effort to derail the evils of particularly "mob rule," or indeed democracy. To do this, certain requirements were put in place, and remain in place today for a person wishing to secure a seat in the Canadian Senate. Interestingly, one of these is to be a property owner. Originally, the justification behind this was that the "responsibility" of voting should be left to...
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