Liberal alternative: appoint Senators unilaterally

It's hard to believe but that's what was recently suggested by a Liberal Senator Wilfred Moore. There are currently 12 vacant seats in the Senate. Since the Prime Minister won't appoint any new Senators until a Senate nominee election is held, Moore has introduced a motion calling for the Governor General to step in and fill those vacant seats without any help from Stephen Harper. If the motion passes before the Senate adjourns for the summer, Moore will be writing a petition to Michaelle Jean' office.

So, instead of having the nominees for the Upper Chamber selected by someone who, at the very least, had won a plurality of votes in his constituency, Moore wants more unelected Senators to be appointed by a person who's never received a single vote in her life. Ironically, Moore himself got his seat in the Senate without consent from the voters. Moore claims new appointments are needed because 3 Nova Scotia seats are vacant.

"Those are three fewer Nova Scotians who are not in Ottawa doing work on behalf of the province and our people," Moore said. "The work we do is very important, and you have to have the bodies there."

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Well, I got better solution: if you want these vacant seats filled - start electing your Senators. Alberta does that already - it's time for other provinces to follow suit.