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https://policyoptions.irpp.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/thomas-1.jpg2000700It is probably time to revise our negative stereotype of the Senate as a complete failure at performing its three main roles: providing sober second thought on legislation, representing regional concerns in the national policy process and helping to hold governments accountable for their actions and inactions. Excessive partisanship and prime ministerial control arising from […]