Senators are Canadians who are at least thirty years old, having at least $4000 of property, appointed to the Senate by the Governor General on the advice of the prime minister. Canadian senators review bills passed by the elected House of Commons, and pass them, reject them, or suggest amendments to improve legislation.
Le président du Sénat is the French term for the Speaker of the Senate.
Past Speakers of the Senate have been:
Canadian Senators are not elected to their office. Instead, they are appointed by the Governor General on the advice of the Prime Minister. There are currently 105 Senators in Canada.
Canadian Senators!
There are 105 senators in the Canadian government.
Canadian senators are appointed until they reach the age of 75.
A member of the Canadian upper house of Parliament. The Canadian Senate. Also, the Ottawa senators is a hockey team in the NHL
Ottawa!
Carrie Underwoods new husband's name is Mike fisher, a hockey player for the Canadian Ottawa Senators.
Ottawa Senators in 2007.
Members of the Canadian Senate make $130,400 as a base salary, and can earn more based on other positions held (for example, the Speaker of the Senate). Also, senators receive certain allowances to assist in the performance of their functions as members of the Senate.
Alberta is not an American state, it is a Canadian province, therefore Alberta does NOT have Senators. Alberta has MLA's (Member of Legislative Assembly) and there is one for each region of the province.
Senate of Canada is a part of Canadian parliament along with House of Commons and Governor General, who is representative of the monarch. Senate has 105 members who are nominated by governor general on the advice of prime minister and not elected by Canadian citizens through elections. Senators can generally serve till the age of 75.
The Ottawa Senators were named in honor of the original Ottawa Senators, a successful ice hockey team that existed from 1883 to 1954. The original Senators won multiple Stanley Cup championships and were renowned in Canadian hockey history. When the NHL expanded in 1992 and a new team was established in Ottawa, it was given the name Senators as a tribute to the city's hockey heritage.