text: Speak for yourself when you say "when the Senate stands in the way of a an elected Parliament and thwarts the will of the people we call for the abolition of the unelected and unaccountable body" - that is certainly not the majority decision. More people want Senate reform than want abolition. Educated people know that the Senate's role is spelled out in the Constitution and in Parliamentary procedure. The Senate has regularly sent back Bills with suggested amendments, it's the Senate's job!
  
  The Globe is being a bit two-cade when it comes to the Canadian Senate compared to the House of Lords but his attitude to the former has been driven by being a Conservative newspaper and pandering to Harper in the days when he was trying to manipulate that Chamber of Parliament.