Our Scandalous Senate (Point of View, 1) - Softcover

Boyer, J. Patrick

Softcover

ISBN 10: 145972366X ISBN 13: 9781459723665

Publisher: Dundurn Press, 2014

Synopsis

An in-depth breakdown of the recent wave of Canadian Senate scandals, highlighting the need for abolition.

The Senate of Canada was created as a temporary expedient at the time of Confederation, offered as part of the negotiations to bring Canada’s original colonial provinces into the new political union in the mid-1860s. Since then, the original provinces with upper houses abolished them. New provinces were created without second chambers to their legislatures. Only the Parliament of Canada remains stuck with its redundant and irrelevant colonial relic, costly to maintain and out of step with the values of a modern democratic country. Today, the Senate of Canada is rocked by ongoing scandal. News of this far-reaching scandal rightly disturbs Canadians, but the real national scandal is the very existence of the Senate itself.

About this title

About the Author:

J. Patrick Boyer is a constitutional lawyer, political science professor, veteran of the House of Commons, broadcast and print journalist, and author of some twenty books on Canadian history, law, politics, and governance. Able to draw on a lifetime of research and engagement with democratic institutions in Canada and around the world, Boyer is frequently sought out by various news media for comment on Canadian public affairs. Patrick and his wife, Elise, live in Muskoka and Toronto.

J. Patrick Boyer studied law at the International Court of Justice in The Netherlands, served as Canada’s Parliamentary Secretary for External Affairs, and works for democratic development overseas. The author of twenty-three books on Canadian history, law, politics, and governance, Patrick lives with wife, Elise, in Muskoka and Toronto.

Review:

“‎There may be no more important book on Canadian politics published this year — or perhaps this decade.” — Roy MacGregor, author of Canadians: Portrait of a Country and Its People

About this edition

• Publisher: Dundurn Press
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 145972366X
• ISBN 13: 9781459723665
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 392