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State of the Nation, Summer 2009

Why did Parliament approve the auto bailout?

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If ever proof were needed that Canada should have an independent, provincially-elected Senate, it is Ottawa’s $10 billion General Motors/Chrysler bailout.

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The recession's silver lining

It appears that recessions, like executions, at least serve to focus the mind.

As the economic screws tighten, a broad political shift toward sanity appears to be happening.

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Fasten your seatbelts, senators, you're in for some turbulence

Things just keep looking better and better for Senate reform.

With his Christmas Eve selection of 18 new senators, Prime Minister Stephen Harper has locked himself on course for Red Chamber reform as thoroughly and skillfully as any political leader possibly could.

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Myths and Facts


Myths and Facts About Electing Senators

Submission to the 
Special Committee on Senate Elections of the Manitoba Legislature
by Betty Unger and Link Byfield, Alberta senators-elect (2004 – 2010).
February 21, 2009

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Interview


Interview with Prime Minister Stephen Harper

On January 24th, 2009, Prime Minister Stephen Harper took time with Alberta senators-elect Link Byfield and Betty Unger to discuss Senate elections and the need to raise the public profile of the issue.

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