This release was issued under a previous government.
“Alberta continues to lead Senate reform efforts and our province’s position is that fundamental changes to the federal system requires input from the partners of Confederation. But no one province should hold a veto to block important and necessary Senate reform.”
In its submission to the Supreme Court of Canada, Alberta makes the case that no one province should have a veto over senate reform efforts — including the decision to abolish the senate — nor should the federal government be able to make unilateral changes to the upper chamber.
For over two decades, Albertans have been selecting nominees to represent their interests in the Senate. Alberta’s experience demonstrates a meaningful step toward increasing the Senate’s accountability to Canadians. Alberta is the only jurisdiction that has undertaken democratic elections to select Senate nominees. Since 1989, the Governor General has appointed a total of five elected nominees.
“We have been a leader in Canada advocating for Senate reform for over two decades, and electing five nominees to become the only democratically-selected members of the Senate. We think other provinces should do the same.”
Our government was elected to keep building Alberta, to live within its means and to fight to open new markets for Alberta’s resources. We will continue to deliver the responsible change Albertans voted for.
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