The implications of elections on actions of senators and members of parliament in Canada

Elections are traditionally characterized as mechanisms capable of aligning the interests of representatives with those of voters. The absence of elections for the Canadian Senate has drawn criticism precisely because there is no mechanism to ensure the accountability of senators to the electorat...

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Main Author: Attanasio, Kyle J.
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/34977