The next policy option being examined is reforming the senate to include guaranteed Aboriginal representation in the senate with the implementation of an elected senate. Seats would be given to Aboriginal senators in addition to provincial and territorial seats and would be in proportion to the overall Aboriginal population in Canada (Milen, 1994, pg. 44). With this approach, Aboriginal representation in the Senate would increase these Aboriginal groups capacity to reach the federal government and to vocalize their concerns and would have the same authority as non-Aboriginal senators (Murphy, 2008, pg. 209). A disadvantage of this policy would be the fact that it is changing the nature of the relationship between the House of Commons and senate.
