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Canada: The Canadian SenatePosted on Saturday, June 11 @ 10:20:49 CDT by capebretoner
Requirements of a Canadian Senator
To be appointed to the Senate, the person has to fall into a specific group. First a Canadian Senator must be between the ages of 30 and 75, second the senator must live nad own property in the province in which they represent.
The person that appoints senators is the Governor General, however the Governor General will always appoint senators upon the advice of the sitting Prime Minister. Therefore the Prime Minister will usually appoint party supportors to the senate.
Role of the Canadian Senate
The Senate was put in place so that every piece of federal legislation has a "second look". Therefore before any Bill can be passed into law it must pass in both the House of Commons and the Senate. The Senate has the power to veto the bill, even though they rarely excercise this power, or make amendments to the current bill. The House then, usually, accepts the amendments that the Senate makes and votes again.
Although the Senate rarely directly vetoes a bill, they do have the power to delay the passage of a bill. This can prevent the bill from becoming law, especially when the senate recieves the bill towards the end of a session of parliment.
On top of reviewing Bills from the House of Commons, the Canadian Senate has the power to introdure Bills to the House. However there is a restriction to the type of bill that they can introduce. The Senate can not introduce any type of "Money Bill". In other words, the Senate can not introduce and bill that, if passed, would affect the budget. To clarify, te Senate can not introduce a bill that will increase, or decrease taxes, or require spending of public money.
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