Senate

• Senators can’t charge taxpayers for spouse language lessons, travel anymore

  Senators will now be encouraged to either take the free language courses offered by the House of Commons or take classes in the National Capital Region or their home province.

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  Oct 3
  
• Carney names Quebec senator as government leader in Senate

  Quebec Sen. Pierre Moreau will be tasked with guiding government legislation through the Senate as its representative in the upper chamber.

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  Jul 18
  
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• Carney’s major projects, internal trade bill becomes law

  While Bill C-5 passed without amendments, a handful of senators attempted to persuade their colleagues to include language about respecting Indigenous rights.

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  Jun 26
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• Senator Patrick Brazeau recovering from ‘dizzy spell’ that caused collapse

  Sen. Patrick Brazeau rose to speak during debate in the Senate on the government's major projects bill before falling sideways to the floor.

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  Jun 26
• U.S. Senate to vote on removing Trump tariffs on Canada. Will it matter?

  Senate Democrats are putting Republican support to the test by forcing a vote to nullify the emergency declaration that underpins the tariffs on Canada.

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  Apr 1
• Trump signs 6-month funding bill, averting U.S. government shutdown

  Harrison Fields, White House principal deputy press secretary, said in a post on X that Trump signed the continuing resolution Saturday.

  U.S. News

  Mar 15
• All Senate vacancies now filled as Trudeau makes 5 new appointments

  With just days to go until Prime Minister Justin Trudeau leaves federal politics, his office says five new appointments have now filled all the vacancies in the 105-seat Senate.

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  Mar 7
• Canada’s 2 new senators include Nunavut’s first-ever MP

  The appointments are formally made by Gov. Gen. Mary Simon after recommendations from the Independent Advisory Board for Senate Appointments.

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  Dec 19, 2024
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• U.S. election: Republicans retake control of Senate, fight to keep House

  Both chambers of Congress will ultimately determine the legislative agenda for the country and will certify the winner of the presidential race.

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  Nov 6, 2024
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• Critic of school pronoun policy is one of two new Alberta senators

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Saturday that Gov.-Gen. Mary Simon has named Daryl Fridhandler and Kristopher Wells to fill vacancies in the Senate from Alberta.

  Politics

  Sep 1, 2024