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Kate Glover

Kate Glover is a doctoral candidate and Vanier Scholar at McGill University's Faculty of Law, Montreal, Canada.

POSTS BY Kate Glover

12 Oktober 2014

Kate Glover, Hoi Kong

The Canadian Senate and the (Im)Possibilities of Reform

The framers of Canada’s Constitution had a vision for the Senate as a complementary, deliberative body bringing regional perspectives to national issues and genuine powers of oversight and sober second thought. It is widely agreed, though, that the Senate’s constitutional configuration stains Canada’s public institutions. The Senate needs change, but the impulse to reform is stifled by the reluctance of officials to open the constitutional amending formula. Continue reading >>

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12 Oktober 2014

Hoi Kong, Kate Glover

The Canadian Senate and the (Im)Possibilities of Reform

The framers of Canada’s Constitution had a vision for the Senate as a complementary, deliberative body bringing regional perspectives to national issues and genuine powers of oversight and sober second thought. It is widely agreed, though, that the Senate’s constitutional configuration stains Canada’s public institutions. The Senate needs change, but the impulse to reform is stifled by the reluctance of officials to open the constitutional amending formula. Continue reading >>

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