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.)

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.

Table of Contents

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