The move would allow him to leave a mark on Parliament for years to come, as these unelected legislators will be able to sit until the age of 75.
A source familiar with the matter says that the selection process for the future senators is already underway and should be completed before his departure. After proroguing Parliament earlier this month, Trudeau announced that he will leave power after the Liberal Party chooses a new leader on March 9.
In a written response, the Prime Minister’s Office confirmed that the advisory board for Senate appointments is at work to propose candidates for all vacancies.
You think that an unelected body in the government is better than being able to vote for different representatives?
Pointing to the states is NOT a good example.
What othe country has an unelected body such as our senate?
It doesn’t have to be better, it just has to be not significantly worse (because switching systems incurs a cost, and the expected improvement has to be sufficient to justify that cost). As far as I can tell, the Senate here in Canada hasn’t been significantly worse for the population than comparable elected bodies that exist elsewhere in the world. That doesn’t mean it couldn’t run off the rails in the future, but it could just as easily do that if it were an elected body (which is where the example of the States is relevant).
In general, it’s better to leave things that work alone, unless you have a better reason for changing them than, “This doesn’t match up with my ideology.”