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Event review: Hartt, Kheiriddin face off on whether the Senate should be abolished in the Great Canadian Debates

November 20, 2015
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SENATE-1348The Senate: An anachronistic body that shields itself at every turn from the will of the people, or an institution that has repeatedly played an important role in making Canada a well-governed nation?

Tasha Kheiriddin and Stanley Hartt hashed out those views in the first Great Canadian Debate of 2015-16 on Thursday, Nov. 19 at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa.

Kheiriddin, a commentator on public policy, argued in favour of the motion “Canada’s Senate is beyond saving and must be abolished”. Hartt, a lawyer and former chief of staff to prime minister Brian Mulroney, argued against.

For a recap of the debate from the MLI Twitter account, click here.

SENATE-1220The two debaters also authored op-eds in the National Post.

Hartt argued that the Senate cannot be abolished. Therefore, it must be saved.

Kheiriddin made the case that the time for fine-tuning Canada’s senate is long past – it needs wholsesale pruning.

This was the latest event in the Great Canadian Debates, an ongoing series organized by the Macdonald-Laurier Institute.

CPAC will be airing the debate in its entirety on Saturday, Nov. 21 at 9 a.m. and again at 7 p.m., then again on Sunday, Nov. 22 at 5:30 p.m.

GCD #1 2015-16: Canada’s Senate is beyond saving and must be abolished

Getting underway at the Great Canadian Debate on the Senate #GCD2015 pic.twitter.com/5VBEWNBLoJ

— Macdonald-Laurier (@MLInstitute) November 20, 2015

Those who agree with the motion Canada’s Senate is beyond saving and must be abolished #GCD2015 pic.twitter.com/iyq8nKpL7Z

— Macdonald-Laurier (@MLInstitute) November 20, 2015

Those who disagree with the motion Canada’s Senate is beyond saving and must be abolished #GCD2015 pic.twitter.com/SIf2YePLK5 — Macdonald-Laurier (@MLInstitute) November 20, 2015

.@TashaKheiriddin begins her opening remarks pic.twitter.com/ZBgtONnEHi — Macdonald-Laurier (@MLInstitute) November 20, 2015

Amending the appointment process will not save the Senate, says @TashaKheiriddin #GCD2015 — Macdonald-Laurier (@MLInstitute) November 20, 2015

 

The problem with the Senate is there is no easy way to get rid of Senators who behave badly: @TashaKheiriddin #GCD2015 — Macdonald-Laurier (@MLInstitute) November 20, 2015

 

Canadians also get poor value for money from what they spend on the Senate, says @TashaKheiriddin #GCD2015 — Macdonald-Laurier (@MLInstitute) November 20, 2015

 

The notion that we should preserve the Senate because getting rid of it would be difficult is nonsense: @TashaKheiriddin #GCD2015 — Macdonald-Laurier (@MLInstitute) November 20, 2015

If the Liberals are going to pursue electoral reform, @TashaKheiriddin says why not fix the Senate at the same time? #GCD2015

— Macdonald-Laurier (@MLInstitute) November 20, 2015

Stanley Hartt begins his opening remarks! pic.twitter.com/xKAQps3hmd

— Macdonald-Laurier (@MLInstitute) November 20, 2015

Stanley Hartt says it is “a thankless task” to defend the Senate given the actions of individual Senators #GCD2015 — Macdonald-Laurier (@MLInstitute) November 20, 2015

“My thesis is simple: The Senate cannot be abolished and therefore must be saved”, says Stanley Hartt #GCD2015 — Macdonald-Laurier (@MLInstitute) November 20, 2015

.@TashaKheiriddin is wrong to think it would be possible to reform the Senate, says Hartt. Doesn’t she remember Meech Lake? #GCD2015 — Macdonald-Laurier (@MLInstitute) November 20, 2015

 

“Yes, there have been some bad apples in the Senate”, says Hartt, but that’s no reason to get rid of the whole apparatus #GCD2015 — Macdonald-Laurier (@MLInstitute) November 20, 2015

 

Hartt: We very well may end up with a worse body once the Senate is “reformed” #GCD2015 — Macdonald-Laurier (@MLInstitute) November 20, 2015

 

.@TashaKheiriddin begins her rebuttal: No matter how well-intentioned appointees to the Senate are, they will be partisan #GCD2015 — Macdonald-Laurier (@MLInstitute) November 20, 2015

“Let’s grow up as a democracy” and get rid of the Senate: @TashaKheiriddin #GCD2015

— Macdonald-Laurier (@MLInstitute) November 20, 2015

Stanley Hartt begins his rebuttal: They have a good appointment system in the United Kingdom, he says #GCD2015

— Macdonald-Laurier (@MLInstitute) November 20, 2015

Time for questions! #GCD2015 pic.twitter.com/Uvev8EHhZD — Macdonald-Laurier (@MLInstitute) November 20, 2015

On to the concluding statements! #GCD2015 — Macdonald-Laurier (@MLInstitute) November 20, 2015

If we do not abolish the Senate, we will continually be asking ourselves “Can we do better?”: @TashaKheiriddin #GCD2015 — Macdonald-Laurier (@MLInstitute) November 20, 2015

 

Stanley Hartt’s closing remarks: @TashaKheiriddin has not established that the Senate even CAN be abolished #GCD2015 — Macdonald-Laurier (@MLInstitute) November 20, 2015

 

Those who side with @TashaKheiriddin: the Senate must be abolished #GCD2015 pic.twitter.com/NzJUhI7X9b — Macdonald-Laurier (@MLInstitute) November 20, 2015

 

Those who, like Stanley Hartt, oppose the motion #GCD2015 pic.twitter.com/CobnRdG6N8 — Macdonald-Laurier (@MLInstitute) November 20, 2015

And that’s a wrap! Thanks for attending (and following along) #GCD2015 pic.twitter.com/sUpguAyRmv

— Macdonald-Laurier (@MLInstitute) November 20, 2015

Tags: Great Canadian DebatesSenateSTanley HarttTasha Kheiriddin
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