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Canada PM names members to troubled upper chamber, vows reforms

Published 2016-03-18, 11:27 a/m
© Reuters. Canada PM names members to troubled upper chamber, vows reforms

OTTAWA, March 18 (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin
Trudeau said on Friday that he would name seven people to the
Senate, whose members are all appointed, and reiterated a pledge
to reform the troubled upper chamber of parliament.
The Senate, which reviews government legislation, has been
embroiled in a long scandal over expense account abuses by some
of the lawmakers. This has prompted critics to call for the
105-member body's abolition.
Former Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper stopped
filling vacant Senate spots in 2013 after several of his
appointees landed in legal trouble.
The current prime minister names the senators, and in the
past, appointees have often had ties to the ruling party.
Trudeau, who took power in November, set up an independent
advisory panel that came up with candidates.
"The government is today taking further concrete steps to
follow through on its commitment to reform the Senate, restore
public trust, and bring an end to partisanship in the
appointments process," he said in a statement.
Former senior government official Peter Harder will be the
Liberals' representative in the Senate. His job will be to push
through legislation.
The seven new candidates, which also include a judge and a
journalist, will fill two vacancies for Manitoba, three for
Ontario and two for Quebec, leaving 17 spots still vacant.

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