Grit-dominated Senate won’t support S-4, most want 12-year terms, says Hill Times survey

Prime Minister Stephen Harper has indicated government is flexible on increasing term limits

Support among Senators for eight-year Senate terms is weak and only eight per cent of Senators say they would run for a seat in an elected Senate in the future, according to an exclusive survey conducted by The Hill Times.

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