An Act respecting the selection of senators

Short title: Senatorial Selection Act Bill S-8 (40-3) Status: At second reading in the Senate Type: Senate Government Bill Sponsor: Marjory LeBreton, Leader of the Government in the Senate Latest stage: First reading

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On 27 April 2010, the Leader of the Government in the Senate introduced Bill S-8,

An Act respecting the selection of senators (Senatorial Selection Act), in the Senate and it was given first reading.

Bill S-8 establishes a framework for electing nominees for Senate appointments from the provinces and territories. The following principles apply to the selection process:

• The Prime Minister, in recommending Senate nominees to the Governor General would be required to consider names from a list of nominees submitted by the provincial or territorial government. The Act would not be binding on the Prime Minister or the Governor General when making appointments to the Senate.

• The bill provides a voluntary schedule, based on Alberta’s Senatorial Selection Act, which would set out a basis for provinces to enact democratic processes for electing nominees for Senate appointments. Senate — First reading: Completed (2010-04-27) Senate — Second reading: Not completed

LEGISinfo: https://www.parl.ca/legisinfo/en/bill/40-3/s-8