Will Canada have an elected Senate?

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by ariesrising

Upper House (Senate) and Lower House (House of Commons) and the Sovereign (Queen), so 2 houses, 3 parts =)

While our Senate (probably comparable to yours) is elected by popular vote (this is fairly new in the grand scheme of things), there are only two per state. Therefore, New Mexico has the same number of Senators as California.

The House, however, draws representatives based on the relative population of each state.

[MysticCat]

^^^^ Right. The House is supposed to represent the people, and therefore is based on population, while the Senate theoretically is supposed to reflect the federal nature of the country by representing states. (Which is why, for so long, Senators were elected/appointed by state legislatures rather than by popular election.)

And let's see how long it takes me to remember that Kevin and ktsnake are one and the same.

[RU OX Alum]

I oppose the 17th Amendment. If Canada wants some neighborly advice, I say don't do it. Unless you want your Senate to be clogged with innane ramblings and partisan bs.