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Power & Politics' Ballot Box question

by Evan Solomon Posted: March 5, 2013 5:03 PM Last Updated: March 6, 2013 8:28 PM
We asked: If you were asked to be a Senator, would you take the job?

Here are the results:

Yes: 72%
No: 27%
Not sure: 1%

Tags: ballot box, power & politics, Senate

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      • Wireless sector! Shipbuilding! 'Important' ministerial announcements abound!
      • Follow politics live on our Hill tickers
      • Power & Politics' Ballot Box question
      • Senator demands tax agency stop 'stonewalling' budget watchdog
      • All eyes on NDP as Clarity Act repeal bill goes to a vote
      • Power & Politics' Ballot Box question
      • The NDP versus the Senate vs. the Senate versus Kevin Page
      • Power & Politics' Ballot Box question
      • MPs set to debate sex-selection abortion motion on March 28
      • Northern development, tax changes on today's House to-do list
    • show monthly entries February (65)
      • Budget watchdog 'disappointed' by Senate ruling on legal challenge
      • UPDATE: Flanagan offers 'unreserved' apology for 'child porn' comments
      • 15 new MP-sponsored bills, motions on House priority list
      • Conservative MP wants House, not government, to pick committee chairs
      • PM heads to Quebec as EI debate heats up on the Hill
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      • Mulcair unveils his plan to boost parliamentary budget officer's independence
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      • Conservative EI changes bring critics, Quebec employment minister on the Hill
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