Down with the Senate? Understanding Support for the Abolition of the Senate in Canada.

Various governments have debated the question of whether the Canadian Senate should be abolished or reformed since 1980, yet a solution has still not been found. While some advocate for a substantial reform of the institution, others propose to get rid of it completely. Drawing from the 2021 Canadia...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Published in:American Review of Canadian Studies Vol. 53; no. 2; pp. 204 - 218
Main Authors: Rancourt, Marc-Antoine, Déry, Axel, Poirier, William, Dufresne, Yannick
Format: Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Jun2023
Subjects:
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
fields @attributes:
  recordID: 1
pdfLink:
plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=169784496&site=ehost-live
header:
  @attributes:
    shortDbName: ssf
    uiTerm: 169784496
    longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson)
    uiTag: AN
  controlInfo:
    bkinfo:
    jinfo:
      jid:
        02722011
        7J0
      jtl: American Review of Canadian Studies
      issn: 02722011
      maglogo: N
    pubinfo:
      dt: Jun2023
      vid: 53
      iid: 2
      pid: 377
      pub: Taylor & Francis Ltd
    artinfo:
      ui:
        169784496
        10.1080/02722011.2023.2204796
      ppf: 204
      ppct: 14
      formats:
        fmt:
          – @attributes:
              type: T
          – @attributes:
              type: P
              size: 477KB
      tig:
        atl: Down with the Senate? Understanding Support for the Abolition of the Senate in Canada.
      aug:
        au:
          Rancourt, Marc-Antoine
          Déry, Axel
          Poirier, William
          Dufresne, Yannick
        affil:
          Department of Political Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
          Universite Laval, Science Politique, Quebec City, Quebec Canada
          Department of Political Science, New York University, New York, USA
          Science Politique, Universite Laval, Quebec City, Quebec Canada
      su:
        Canada. Parliament. Senate
        United States. Congress. Senate
        Political attitudes
        Political knowledge
      sug:
        subj:
          Political attitudes
          Canada. Parliament. Senate
          United States. Congress. Senate
          Other federal government public administration
          Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling
          Political knowledge
      keyword:
        Canadian Senate
        party identification
        political sophistication
        populism
        Public opinion
        Canadian Senate
        party identification
        political sophistication
        populism
        Public opinion
      ab: Various governments have debated the question of whether the Canadian Senate should be abolished or reformed since 1980, yet a solution has still not been found. While some advocate for a substantial reform of the institution, others propose to get rid of it completely. Drawing from the 2021 Canadian Election Study, this article explores the underlying value systems that shape opinions on the abolition of the Canadian Senate. The findings suggest that support for the abolition of the Canadian Senate should be understood as part of a set of populist attitudes, the extent of political interest, political knowledge, and party identification.
      pubtype: Academic Journal
      doctype: Article
      src: R
    language: English
    refInfo:
    copyright:
      @attributes:
        flag: N
    holdings:
      @attributes:
        islocal: N