What is the Senate of Canada's Duties?

Answer 1

The role of the Senate in Canada is to provide 'sober second thought' on legislation/the decision-making process. Since Senators are not elected, they usually rubber stamp bills that are automatically passed by the elected members of the House of Commons.

Answer 2

The Senate of Canada reviews bills passed by the elected House of Commons.

Members of the Senate are appointed by the Governor General of Canada on the advice of the prime minister, and serve through the age of 75. The powers of the Senate are equal to those of the House of Commons, with two exceptions: (a) the Senate cannot propose money bills, or make amendments to money bills that would need a renewal of the bill's Royal Recommendation; and (b) for some types of constitutional amendments, the Senate is restricted to a suspensive veto of one hundred eighty days.

The Senate can approve, reject, or amend any bill brought before it (the Senate can even reject money bills, or entire budgets passed by the House of Commons). The Government of Canada is only accountable to the House of Commons; though a money bill defeat or motion of censure passed by the Senate would be an embarassment, it would need force the resignation of the Government or a general election.

Answer 3

The Senate of Canada has 105 seats*, and presently there are no vacancies.

(*Note that there is a constitutional provision for Her Majesty the Queen of Canada to authorise--on the recommendation of the Governor General of Canada as advised by the prime minister--the summons of an extra four or eight senators. This is most commonly referred to as the deadlock clause of the Constitution Act, 1867, and can be used to enable the passage of a motion when the vote may only narrowly be defeated.)

Answer 4

The role of the Supreme Court of Canada is to make judicial decisions of national importance. They are to hear the final appeals of cases and make decisions that change the laws of the entire country. They are in place to balance the power of the legislative and executive branches of government.

Answer 5

The Senate of Canada plays a key role when it comes to the passage of Canadian legislation.

The elected House of Commons commonly makes mistakes or overlooks loop holes or issues with the legislation that the Commons passes. The Senate has made hundreds of corrective amendments to Commons bills, most of which have been quickly accepted by members of the House of Commons. Senators also have a role with the representation of regional interests (as Senate seats are appropriated on a regional basis, as opposed to proportional representation for the House of Commons), and the defence of minority interests.

Answer 6

review the laws and see they are followed

Answer 7

the prime minster

Answer 8

nothing