Bypass Provinces and Constitution

 The current government thinks it can go it alone.

OTTAWA — Short of actually abolishing the Senate, the federal government believes Parliament alone has the power to reform or change the upper chamber — without the need to consult the provinces.
Provincial governments would have to be involved in any move to do away with the Senate altogether, however, the Harper government said Wednesday as it made public its legal arguments to Canada’s top court.

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