Responsible government in the Dominions: Responsible government in the Dominions

Responsible government in the Dominions (Vol. 2)

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Author:: Keith, Arthur Berriedale http://d-nb.info/gnd/119086794

Title:: Responsible government in the Dominions

Place of publication:: Oxford

Publisher:: Clarendon Press

Year of publication:: 1912-

Collection:: Economics Books

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Identifikator:: 1896935052

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-238139

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Author:: Keith, Arthur Berriedale http://d-nb.info/gnd/119086794

Title:: Responsible government in the Dominions

Volume count:: Vol. 2

Place of publication:: Oxford

Publisher:: Clarendon Pr.

Year of publication:: 1912

Scope:: XI Seiten, Seiten 570-1100

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Chapter VIII. The constitutional relations of the houses

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589 CHAP. vii] RELATIONS OF THE HOUSES has been taken in the matter; the constitution of the Senate can only be changed by the action of the Imperial Parliament, and there is not sufficient evidence that the [eeling in Canada is sufficiently strong in favour of the setting up of a House with any real powers. Reformers are hopelessly divided as to the basis of reform, whether clective by constituencies larger than those for the House of Commons or by the provincial parliaments, or nominative by the provincial governments or parliaments, or a combina- tion of methods, and the duration of membership, and so forth. There is also a section in favour of abolition, the royal veto being adequate. Sir W. Laurier’s latest expression® of his view insists on the disadvantage of substituting an Imperial veto for a Senate. The veto is necessary for Imperial interests, just as the veto over provincial legislation is used to prevent interference with the policy of Canada and Imperial interests at large. He himself thought that the rejection of the Yukon railway scheme was a fatal error, and he was prepared for reform. But he found no basis of agreement ; he thought a twelve or fifteen years’ tenure might be better ; elections he deprecated and believed no one to favour ; he had once favoured election by the local legislatures, but the recent history of the United States Senate had cooled his ardour a that direction. Still he thought that a Senate partly so lected and partly nominated might be a satisfactory body, tor it would give the representation of different schools of thought, For the Opposition? Mr. Foster thought a period of seven or ten years’ service was enough, and advocated election by large constituencies and on a proportional basis ‘to secure a Government majority in proportion to the real voting power of the Government in the country). Then there should be a limited number of nominees—twelve or fifteen—to represent different interests, banking, agriculture, forestry, fishery, science, universities, and labour. It was, however, admitted on all sides that the Senate did - House of Commons Debates, 1910-1, pp. 2768 seq. Thid., 2780 seq.

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