Such an act presents no legal challenges and would alleviate the perception of the Senate as a distant and elitist institution. Moreover, the perception of legitimacy could be reinforced by the depoliticization of the appointments process, ensuring “that highly qualified and more diverse voices are appointed” (Burton & Patten, 2015). Such changes, while significant, pose no legal challenges. In fact, many considerations of Senate reform find “if the federal government was willing to act unilaterally on select issues and the Senate was prepared to pursue self-reform” constitutional amendments would be unnecessary to achieve the kind of legitimacy the Senate ought to have in order to function properly (Burton & Patten, 2015). As the Senate gains legitimacy, some suggest that it ought to assume more responsibilities, for example a more equitable representation of Canada’s regions. Given the diversity of Canada’s electorate, one might expect that the interests of voters differ considerably. The