Room for Improvement: Senate

Senate: Sure, there was room for improvement: some expense claims were too vague, and a few travel claims couldn't be explained. But the upper chamber generally seemed to be running smoothly. The report made few waves. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. Thanks to a relentless barrage of expense scandals, Canadians have soured on the Senate. Editorial pages are clogged with angry letters to the editor. Talk radio phone lines light up in anger. Polls show a steady growth in public appetite for reform. A Canadian Press-Harris Decima survey this spring suggested Canadians were warming to the idea of amending the Constitution to reform the Senate. OTTAWA - When Canada's auditor general last took a close look at the Senate in 2012, he came away with a largely positive view. What a difference a year makes. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.