Another disappointment of our electoral system and its current players

[hobbitbabe]

We currently have an appointed upper house. (Some people think that it would make sense to either abolish it or have elected senators.) The senators do useful work looking at bills in committee and having hearings and stuff, but they generally don't vote down legislation passed in the House of Commons and I think they aren't allowed to introduce

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[buhrger]

Because Peter Milliken, the longtime Liberal MP from Kingston and the Islands who is just retiring after many years as the Speaker of the House of Commons, would make a wonderful Senator.
given that he also made a prima facie finding of contempt regarding li'l stevie's government, i can't see him getting appointed any time soon. unless a non-stevie wins the election, of course.