Triple-E Senate

The Triple-E Senate (a mnemonic contrived acronym for equal, elected, and effective) is a proposed variation of reform to the current Canadian Senate, calling for senators to be elected to exercise effective powers in numbers equally representative of each province; this is in contrast to the present arrangement wherein individuals are appointed to the Senate by the Governor General, on the advice of the Prime Minister after which the senators generally do not interfere with the workings of the Lower House; the number of senators allotted to each province is set out in the constitution, and is neither equal nor proportional.

A Westminster style upper chamber that already possesses characteristics similar to the proposed Triple-E Senate is the Australian Senate, which has stood as such since Australian federation in 1901.

Read more about Triple-E Senate:  Origins, Charlottetown Accord, Further Developments

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