What do you think of Justin Trudeau’s Senate move?

Posted on February 1, 2014 in Politics // 2 Comments

ARMCHAIR MAYOR POLL — Federal Liberal leader Justin Trudeau this week booted Liberal senators from the party caucus, declaring them independent. Trudeau says it’s a step toward Senate reform. The Conservatives and NDP have ridiculed it. What do you think? Click POLL on the menu bar to find the poll.

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2 Comments on What do you think of Justin Trudeau’s Senate move?

Walter Trkla // February 6, 2014 at 7:57 AM // Reply

The Conservative pork and Liberal bacon made from the same pig the taxpayer.

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- Walter Trkla // February 6, 2014 at 7:19 PM // Reply
  
  As someone else said this is why we need to get rid of the senate
  “It will cost us $92, 500, 000 million this year.
  It will take taxes from 8. 000 hard working Canadian families to pay this tab
  We pay for 71 days of work per year per senator
  In fact 31 senators missed 1/4 of this time from their working days
  Harper promised to reform the senate, he promised an elected senate he promised not to appoint people to the senate and he even said that this is archaic appendage from the 19th century.
  Since taking office in 2006 he is appointed his cronies, failed candidates, former president of the conservative party, his chief fundraiser useless deadwood such as skiers, news readers and election manipulators.
  These senators do not represent the people of Canada, they (91 of them) are Harper’s insiders who donated to the party and now hard working Canadians will pay $116, 000, 000 million for their lifetime salaries”
  
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