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Jack Layton wants to rid Senate of shills and party bagmen
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| Contributor | Monsieur |
| Last Edited | Monsieur Jan 26, 2011 02:52pm |
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| Category | General |
| Author | Jane Taber |
| Media | Newspaper - Toronto Globe and Mail |
| News Date | Wednesday, January 26, 2011 08:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Jack Layton’s ultimate goal is to abolish the Senate but he knows that isn’t about to happen any time soon, so he is urging Stephen Harper take some baby steps toward reform.
Mr. Layton is calling for “two modest but vital” initial changes. First, the Prime Minister should stop appointing “failed candidates and party insiders to the Senate.” Second, Mr. Layton wants all senators “banned from fundraising for political parties.”
He made his comments at speech Wednesday morning to the Canadian Study of Parliament Group.
It’s a common practice of the Conservatives and Liberals – when they’re in government – to appoint party bagmen, unsuccessful candidates and even their national campaign managers to the Red Chamber. That allows them to work on re-election and campaign strategy on the taxpayer’s dime – and not on their party’s. |
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