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Reference Re Senate Reform
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Reference Re Senate Reform was a reference question to the Supreme Court of Canada regarding the constitutional validity of proposals to change the Senate, such as term limits, consultative elections, and abolition. The ruling was announced April 2014, following arguments made in November 2013. The court decided that term limits and consultative elections could not be done by the Federal Government alone through Parliament, but also required the consent of seven provinces representing more than 50% of the population, in accordance with the lower of two thresholds for the constitutional amending formula.[2][3] The court also ruled that Senate abolition would require the higher threshold for amendment: Parliamentary approval plus consent of all ten provinces.[2][3]

Quick Facts Hearing: 14 November 2013 Judgment: 25 April 2014, Full case name ...
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