The number of Senate appointments made by Prime Minister Jean Chrétien grew again in June. As of June 30 2002 he had appointed 65 non-elected members of the Canadian Senate.

The table below shows the number of Senators appointed by Prime Ministers since 1867, the year of Confederation.

Regrettably, the Official Opposition House Leader publicly bemoaned the fact that the Prime Minister continued to appoint Party supporters to the Senate, and said he should consider appointing some members of the Opposition as Senators.

Seemingly he overlooked the fact that the Opposition says it wants an elected Senate.

Canadians have overwhelmingly demanded an elected Senate. Political parties should not divvy up Senate appointments among themselves. The demand of Canadians grows and grows as the number of appointments grows and grows. Someone has to take a lead on behalf of present and future generations of Canadians.

Readers can contact their Members of Parliament on this subject by accessing the List of Members on this site.