In the belly of the Beast
Stephen Harper made a visit to a special Senate committee today: one that is examining recent Tory proposals to set term-limits for our noble Senators.
What impresses me most about this visit is that, for starters, he's actually addressing the issue outside of an election campaign, a point made by the PM. I've been following federal elections pretty closely since at least 1997 and it seems that the topic usually comes up in form or another only to be forgotten and put on the back-burner as the work of governing begins again and again. Stephen Harper kept his promise: he said he would begin to address Senate reform and he has, and more so than any leader in recent memory (I'm looking at you Jean and Paul).
I'll let the articles at CTV and CBC speak for itself. Enjoy!
What impresses me most about this visit is that, for starters, he's actually addressing the issue outside of an election campaign, a point made by the PM. I've been following federal elections pretty closely since at least 1997 and it seems that the topic usually comes up in form or another only to be forgotten and put on the back-burner as the work of governing begins again and again. Stephen Harper kept his promise: he said he would begin to address Senate reform and he has, and more so than any leader in recent memory (I'm looking at you Jean and Paul).
I'll let the articles at CTV and CBC speak for itself. Enjoy!
posted by Jason at 4:23 p.m.
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