democratic The democratic dilemma : reforming the Canadian Senate / edited by Jennifer Smith. -- Montreal&Kingston ; London ; Ithaca : Institute of Intergovernmental Relations, School of Policy Studies, Queen's University : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2009. -- Scope and content: "For decades there have been rumblings about the need to reform the Senate of Canada - basically to change it from an appointed body to an elected body. All efforts at change have failed. Finally, a government has come along that is determined to succeed in the task. The Conservative government under Prime Minister Stephen Harper proposes to shorten the term of senators as well as elect them. But the government is running into strong political headwinds."--Cover. -- ISBN : 978-1-55339-190-6 brož. Smith, Jennifer, 1950- národní parlament * Kanada * horní komora * ústavní právo * změna ústavy * dějiny