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Should the federal government elect or abolish the Senate?

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 @8PV3777 from New York answered…3yrs3Y

Elect the Senate as a party list

 @8W8VHJZfrom Vermont answered…3yrs3Y

Elect, and impose a 2 years mandate and 3 term limit

 @8VN2J68from Pennsylvania answered…3yrs3Y

Elect, and make seats proportional to population.

 @8VC4K8Tfrom Texas answered…3yrs3Y

Make appointment to the senate contingent upon a high level of competence in a relevant field, such as engineering, public health, economics, etc.

 @8V9D45Yfrom California answered…3yrs3Y

Should be appointed by provincial governments, with certain instructions as instructed delegates to restore federalism, to wit each provincial delegation cast as a single bloc, similar to the old US Continental Congress.

 @8QMBLP7 from Washington answered…3yrs3Y

Senators should be appointed by provincial Premiers rather than by the Prime Minister.

 @8Q2DHSNfrom New York answered…3yrs3Y

Elect, and turn the Senate into a party list.

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Abolish, the recent corruption scandals have proven that any unelected body of government is detrimental towards democracy

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Elect, Senators that are elected are less prone to corruption

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Abolish

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Elect

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Elect, and require members to be non-partisan

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Leave as is

 @8PWT939answered…3yrs3Y

Senators should be elected by all Canadians

 @8PJHVJN from Pennsylvania answered…3yrs3Y

Elect, we need to know our Senators

  @buday4vancouver from Washington answered…3yrs3Y

An open ballot of Candidates should be presented to Provincial Legislatures in which 2 will be Elected for terms of 2 and 6 years in each province and appointed as such. It should be a free vote.