In yet another bold turn of events, the PM has personally elected 5 new Reform Senators to Canada's chamber of sober second thought. Senate Reform is high on Stephen Harper's priority list. By personally electing 5 Reform Party supporters, the PM is making good on his promise for Senate Reform and elections. The clear majority vote - 1-0 - in all 5 cases is being touted by the PMO as all-party consensus given that the House of Commons is not sitting.
"Somebody's got to take responsibility for running this country when MPs abrogate their responsibility with their incessant criticism of the Prime Minister", said an anonymous source close to the PM. "The opposition do not hold the same democratic values as our party. They don't even believe in Senate elections."
This will leave the Reform Party 2 seats shy of a majority. Canadians have a lot to celebrate and can breathe easy that the PM debunked the malicious libel that he was abusing his power by proroguing Parliament on December 30. The Peem's new consensus model of Senate elections is being looked upon positively by those who want to see more Reform in the House of Commons.
Insiders say there is another key qualification in this round of appointments: experience in a legislature. Although senators are often chosen from other fields - former NHL coach Jacques Demers went in with the last batch - the Conservative leadership believes it needs to shore up legislative experience to help drive government bills through the Senate.There was a growing feeling that there plenty of qualified Reform Senators who knew how to ask "How high?", but not many who knew how to say "Jump".
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