The Canadian senate in bicameral perspective / David E. Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, David E., 1936-2023.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Canada. Parliament. Senate.

Canada.

Legislative bodies--Canada--Reform.

Legislative bodies.

Physical Description:

xii, 263 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, [2003]

Summary:

The Canadian Senate in Bicameral Perspective is the first book-length scholarly study of the Senate in over a quarter century and the first such analysis of the upper house as one chamber of a bicameral legislature. David E. Smith's aim is to demonstrate the inter-relationship of the two chambers and the constraint this poses for Senate reform. He analyzes past literature on the Senate and current proposals for reform - such as Triple-E Senate - drawing detailed comparisons between Canada's upper chamber and the upper chambers of Australia, the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom. There is a revival of interest and literature abroad in upper chambers and also in bicameralism. Using Parliamentary debates and committee reports, as well as a broad reading of comparative literature, The Canadian Senate in Bicameral Perspective sets the Canadian Senate into this international milieu, contextualizing the debate and arguing for a renewed investigation into its future.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0802087884 :

OCLC:

51631161