The Canadian Senate in Bicameral Perspective / / David E. Smith.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Smith, David E.,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2016]; ©2003
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (272 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Preface --; Part I --; 1. Bicameralism: A Concept in Search of a Theory --; 2. Bicameral Perspectives --; 3. The Senate as an Object of Study --; Part II --; 4. Representation --; 5. Federalism --; 6. Legislation --; 7. Responsible Government --; Part III --; 8. The Canadian Senate: What Is to Be Done? --; 9. Conclusion --; Notes --; Bibliography --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781442680609; 9783110490954
• DOI: 10.3138/9781442680609
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: David E. Smith.

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.