i don't like harper, but here are a few points that make sense to me re: his electing the senate stance - bills to enact an elected senate have either been defeated or have died on the order paper, so you could say that Harper is fulfilling the will of the people by going along with what the majority of MPs want (un-elected) according to the actions of the House. Are you saying he shouldn't do this? Also, adults are allowed to change their minds. Politicians seem to get nailed on this all the time (even by me) but they can do this. Annnnnnd, see my previous posts about how the Senate wasn't functioning with all the empty seats. It may or may not be correct, but if you have a 6 cylinder car and only 4 cylinders are working, that's not how it was designed.