Senator Dennis Glen Patterson (Canadian Senators Group, Nunavut) - Sponsor of S-228
Senator Dennis Glen Patterson (Canadian Senators Group, Nunavut)

S-228 is a pretty simple Bill, all it does is change the requirements of being a Senator.

At the moment in order to be a Senator you need to own property in the province you’re representing worth at least $4,000 and have a net worth of at least $4,000. S-228 removes this requirement everywhere except Quebec.

Now the interesting thing here is that Quebec has special rules in place that prevent this change from applying to them unless they decide to adopt it. Quebec’s current rules are also a little bit more restrictive, in addition to the rules listed above your property must also be located in the electoral district you want to represent.


Status

S-228 has just been introduced in the Senate.

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