ent Senate is not a lack of power, but the lack of confidence and legitimacy that would allow it to maintain and use that power. The Canadian Upper House has all the formal legal power imaginable, including a complete veto on any and all government legislation. Even with so much power, the Senate has felt no justification in defying the Lower House ever since the widespread democratic sentiment in Canada not long after Confederation.Another reason for the Senate's past ineffectiveness is due to the fact hat Senate appointments are partisan in nature. The majority in the Upper House would usually correspond to the majority in the Lower House since appointments were made by the Prime Minister. The House of Commons will continue to be the subject to tight party discipline, whereas it can be lessstrict in the Senate, since it was designed so that it does not control the fate of the government. Another reason is because the majority of amendments to bills have been introduced to the Senate after it was already approved by the House of Commons. Therefore, it did not really matter whether or not there was a majority in both chambers by the same party.One of the benefits of the Triple E Senate is that it will definitely have a positive effect on the rest of Canada's political institutions. If the House of Commons was to have a reformed Senate watching over it, it would have to work harder, implement more compromises into their policies and this would make it that much more effective. The regional interests and views on national policy can also be dealt with by a reformed Senate, thus allowing provincial powers to focus on their respective mandates instead of just campaigning on national policies.Regionalism is a major force in Canada, one that pervades almost all aspects of our political lives. Therefore, it is extremely important that a means of expression is available to us in our national institutions. The Triple E Senate builds...
