Claude Carignan

• Senate amends assisted dying bill, deletes near-death requirement

  Senators voted 41-30 to amend Bill C-14, deleting the requirement that a person's natural death must be "reasonably foreseeable."

  Jun 8, 2016
  
• Assisted dying bill passed by MPs, moves to Senate

  The federal government's controversial bill on assisted dying has sailed through the House of Commons, approved by a vote of 186-137.

  Canada

  May 31, 2016
  
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• Senate doesn’t expect to pass assisted dying bill before court deadline

  Senators say there's no way they'll pass the federal government's medically assisted dying bill by the court-imposed deadline of June 6.

  Health

  May 17, 2016
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• EXCLUSIVE: Three Senate staffers get extra severance pay

  Three former Senate staffers have received extra severance pay, beyond what was in their offers of employment.

  Politics

  Jan 13, 2016
• A fair process now important even if Senate got it wrong for Duffy et al: Cowan

  Stepping down from his leadership role in the Senate while fighting the results of the auditor general's audit would be an admission of guilt, and that's why Sen. James Cowan said he is staying put.

  Canada

  Jun 7, 2015
• Senate starts to deal with damaging audit that hits Tories, Grits

  The Senate is in a renewed state of panic one day after the first bombshells from a much-anticipated — but not yet public — report on spending dropped.

  Canada

  Jun 5, 2015
• New set of rail safety rules announced in wake of Lac-Megantic report

  The Conservative government has unveiled a new set of rules aimed at improving rail safety in Canada.

  Canada

  Oct 29, 2014
• Some senators not fully cooperating with auditor general

  Several senators are refusing to sign a letter promising to fully cooperate with the auditor general in his unprecedented audit of each member of the upper chamber.

  Politics

  Feb 13, 2014
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• Senate suspension vote looms as Conservatives gather in Calgary for convention

  The Senate spending scandal will loom over the Conservatives as party faithful head to Calgary for the party’s convention beginning Thursday.

  Canada

  Oct 31, 2013
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• Softer motions to be introduced, debate to suspend 3 senators could drag to next week

  Conservative leadership in the Senate has softened the proposed sanctions against three of its members at the heart of the spending scandal despite the hard line the prime minister has taken this week.

  Canada

  Oct 30, 2013