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Ch 21 - Parliament Flashcards

1
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Who makes up parliament?

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  • The King
  • The House of Commons
  • The Senate
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What branches are in parliament?

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  • Executive
  • Legislative
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Who approves laws?

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  • Executive and Legislative Branches
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What is the role of members of parliament?

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  • Create laws
  • Help constituents with problems
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Why is a member of parliaments job varied?

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  • Many regions in Canada with different needs
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What are the different theories of representation?

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  • PArty Delagate
  • Trustee
  • Constituency Delegate
  • Descriptive / Microcosmic Representation
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What is a Party Delegate?

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  • MPs vote according to their party
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What is a Trustee?

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  • MP vote according to personal conscience
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What is a Constituency Delegate?

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  • MPs vote according to the will of people in their constituency
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What is descriptive / microcosmic representation theory?

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Legislature should be microcosm of society
- MPs should reflect demographic/experience of people in general population

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What is the arguement for the declining role of non-cabinet MPs?

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  • Executive dominated
  • Harsh party discipline
  • Limited role of ordinary individual
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What does party discipline require?

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  • MPs to vote according to their party’s position
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Why do people argue party discipline is important to the functioning of a parliamentary government?

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  • Government could fall
  • Connected to majority rule, responsible government, and votes of confidence
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What does it mean to ‘toe the line’?

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  • Members of same caucus expected to vote with their party on whipped votes
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What is a whipped vote?

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  • A vote that all party members are supposed to vote the same on
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What is a Free Vote?

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  • MPs allowed to vote in whatever way they want
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What do free votes provide party members with?

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  • An opportunity to speak their mind
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18
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What doesnt happen in a free vote?

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  • Votes are not whipped
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When do MPs get an opportunity to speak their mind, aside from free votes?

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  • Committees
  • Private Meetings
  • Open Debates
  • Question Period
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What are the critics of party discipline?

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  • Gives to much power to PM and Cabinet
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21
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Can the speaker rule on a free vote?

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  • NO
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What does a free vote do to party discipline?

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  • Loosens it
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When might a free vote occur?

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  • on votes of morality or conscience
  • Divisions across party lines
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What does the supremacy of parliament mean?

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  • No other organ of government can overrule parliament or its laws
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What modification occured in 1982 that reduced the supremacy of the parliament?

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  • CA 1982
  • Expanded power of the judiciary
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What is the function of the house of commons?

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  • Hold Government Accountable
  • Pass Legislation
  • Correct legislation
  • Show public alternative to government
  • Political recruitment
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What does it mean for the house of commons to hold government accountable?

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  • No confidence motion
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How does the house of commons correct legislation?

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  • Reading of bills
  • Committee work
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Who shows the public an alternative to the government within the house of commons?

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  • The official opposition
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When might it be difficult for the house of commons to hold the government accountable?

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  • Majority government
  • No opposition holds balance of power
  • Weak informal coalition
  • Party Discipline
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Who is the presiding officer of the commons?

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  • The Speaker
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What does the speaker do in the house of commons?

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  • Interpret and enforce the standing orders
  • break ties
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What are the standing orders of the house of commons?

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  • Written and unwritten rules of the commons
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What do house leaders do in the house of commons?

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  • Manage party business in the commons
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What do party whips do?

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  • Ensure members are present for important votes
  • Ensure members vote the right way
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What does Toe the Party line mean?

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  • MPs of a party vote the party position
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37
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What are parliamentary privileges?

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  • Protection from libel action for anything said in the chamber
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38
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How long does parliament sit?

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  • 25 weeks / year
39
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How many times does parliament meet?

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  • At least once a year
40
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When does the speech from the throne occur?

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  • Beginning of parliament
  • After election of Speaker
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Where does the speech from the throne occur?

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  • The senate chamber
42
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Who gives the speech from the throne?

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  • The Governor General
43
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What is the throne debates?

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  • 6 days of debate
  • Speech voted on
44
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How many opposition days are there in a session?

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  • 21 days
45
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What is an opposition day?

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  • When opposition gets to decide the agenda for parliament
46
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What is most the the parliamentary session made up of?

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  • Days of considering government bills
47
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What does it mean to adjourn the house??

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  • Gov’t decides to take breaks
48
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What does it mean to prorogue the house?

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  • Gov’t decides to end session
49
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What happens after a prorogue?

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  • All bills not passed cease
50
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What does the dissolving of parliament mean?

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  • When an election is called
51
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What does a typical workweek look like for an MP?

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  • Members statements
  • Question Period (45min/day)
  • Introduce and discuss government bill
  • Private member’s bills
  • Routine proceedings
  • Constituency work
52
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What type of committees are there?

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  • Standing
  • Public Account
  • Special
  • Joint
53
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What is a standing committee?

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  • A permanent committee
  • Set by standing order from house of commons
  • Runs from one session to the next
54
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What is a public accounts committee?

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  • Scrutinize financial expenditure
55
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What are special committees?

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  • Reviews specific topic
  • Temporary
56
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What is a Joint Committee?

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  • Joint between both house of commons and senate
57
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What are the three types of legilsation?

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  • Public / Government Bill
  • Private Members Bill
  • Private Bill
58
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What are government bills numbered?

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  • C1 - C200
59
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Who introduces government bills?

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  • The Cabinet Ministers
60
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Who sponsors the government bills?

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  • Prime Minister
61
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What are government bills on?

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  • General policy matters
62
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Who introduces and sponsors private members’ bills?

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  • Non-cabinet MPs
63
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What are Private Members’ Bills Numbered?

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  • C-201 and upward
64
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What can’t Private Members’ Bills include?

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  • Expenditure from public funds
65
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When do private members bills not usually become statues?

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  • When they do not have government support
66
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What kind of votes arent always whipped?

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  • Private Members Bill
67
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What are Private Bills?

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  • Specific Person/Corporation Bill
68
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Who usually introduces Private Bills?

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  • The Senate
69
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How does a bill become law?

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  • Passes both House of Commons and Senate
  • Receives Royal Assent
70
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How many times are bills read in each house?

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  • 3 Times
71
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What happens at the first reading of a bill?

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  • Bill Introduced
  • Bill Tabled, Printed, and Made Public
  • Bill Explained
  • MPs Vote
72
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What happens at the second reading?

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  • Debate on principles
  • MPs vote
  • Bill sent to committee if approved for review
73
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What happens at the third reading of a bill?

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  • Appraised one last time
  • Then goes to the senate
74
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What happens in the senate regarding bills?

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  • Same as the House, but quicker
75
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What happens if the senate suggest amended changes to a bill that has already passed through the house of commons?

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  • Must be accepted by the commons
76
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When does a bill receive royal assent?

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  • After both House and Senate have agreed to bill
77
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What happens after a bill receives royal assent?

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  • It becomes law
78
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What is the senate considered as?

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  • the chamber for sober second thought
79
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What does the senate do against the government?

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  • It checks the government
80
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How is the senate represenation made up?

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  • Regional representation
81
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Does the Senate effectively represent provincial interests?

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  • No
82
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What does the senate improve?

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  • Technical bits of legislation
83
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What is the senate in theory?

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  • Non-ideological
  • Non-partisan
84
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Who chooses the senators?

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  • The Prime Minister
85
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What is the job of the senate?

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  • Amend and veto lawas
86
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What kind of laws can the senate not veto or amend?

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  • Money Bills
87
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What percentage of bills are ammended in the senate?

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  • 5%
88
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What is a triple-e senate?

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  • Elected
  • Efficient
  • Equal (provincially)
89
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Who wants a triple-e senate?

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  • Conservatives
90
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Who wants the senate abolished?

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  • NDP
91
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Who wants to see more independent senators?

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  • Liberals
92
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What did Trudeau do in 2014 regarding the senate?

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  • Eliminated the Senate Liberal Caucus
  • Made them all Independent
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