Prof. Heard also argued against renewable terms, as potentially threatening to “.erode the independence of individual senators and the Senate collectively as an institution” (3:38) He supported his views with data presented as indicating relatively high levels of independence from partisan pressures achieved in the present Senate: for example, 62% of 125 votes in the Senate between 2001 and 2005 saw one or more senators either voting against the caucus leader’s position or formally abstaining, and only 34% of senators voted with their party in all votes during this period.

I think we have to look at Enron Anderson as a prime example So given that Canada is known for work in governance, for the governance mechanisms we establish across the board, not just in law enforcement, but in civil areas, trade areas, etc., how do we integrate that, so that if we do a full-court press, we're also getting the attention of the Americans, so that whatever further integration we agree to, that becomes a big part of it, and it's our models, possibly with improvements, that are adopted, not the American models, which in many areas fall short of what exists here?

It is clear from the debates that have been taking place across Europe, including those in Biarritz, that larger Member States are seeking, in part, to bully smaller Member States to reform the European Union in line with the direction taken by larger Member States and in accordance with their wishes.

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