Gutless Senate... Poem by James Bredin

If the government has the power but do it; do they have the guts?
They want to tinker with the appointed Senate; no ifs, no ands, no buts,
Term limits might help or even Senate elections,
But Quebec government is annoyed about these selections.

Apparently it’s unconstitutional so please stop,
While only appointed aristocrats want to decide on the lot,
So seven provinces and half the people need to be in too,
So please no more aristocrat appointees lined up in a queue.

And our appointed Supreme Court wants in on this; from up high,
The same crowd that denied Sue Rodriguez permission to die,
Our senators didn’t have to work on a Friday till now,
The whole place is upset because of this ongoing row.