An elected Senate no better

An "elected Senate" would be a room full of middle-aged, wealthy, white, male politicians. Who else could find the money to campaign across a whole province to get elected? Members of Parliament talk about spending $60,000 to $80,000 to win their seat by garnering about 10,000 votes. Women do not...

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