MSM Headline Writers Need Re-education

With the liberals holding 58 seats in the Senate I don't think it is appropriate to accuse Harper of "STACKING" the Senate but rather of attempting to level the playing field. I would suggest if the opposition, at all levels, is unhappy and truly want Senate Reform they should be challenging their provincial masters to get on board.

PM does about-turn on stacking Senate

His campaign for Senate reform stalled, Harper appoints 18 to chamber's Conservative ranks

BILL CURRY AND DANIEL LEBLANC

From Tuesday's Globe and Mail

December 23, 2008 at 3:34 AM EST

OTTAWA — Party fundraisers and defeated candidates dominated the list of 18 new Conservative senators announced yesterday by Prime Minister Stephen Harper, as one of the country's leading advocates of Senate reform unleashed the biggest single day of Senate appointments in Canadian history.

The Prime Minister argued he was left with no choice after his three-year campaign for Senate elections fell on deaf ears.

But critics accused Mr. Harper of hypocrisy in appointing a list of individuals known primarily for their service to the Conservative Party, including a former Quebec separatist. They also questioned the legitimacy of the appointments, given that Mr. Harper has suspended Parliament until late January in order to avoid defeat in the House of Commons. More.....