Delacourt: Harper can't get a majority, but he can appoint one?

Susan Delacourt raises two some points in her blog post this morning, concerning Harper's desire to reform the Senate. The one that sticks out for me is why should Harper be able to appoint a majority in the Senate when he can't get one in the Commons?


Sure it's constitutional, so this is a moral argument. Given that Harper wants to reform the Senate it is worth pushing that any reform should make sure that the PM, especially one presiding over a minority parliament, should have far less power over the Senate.