Canadian Senators
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Saskatchewan senator fourth in country for highest travel expensesA review done between Oct. 1, and Dec. 31, 2022, added up the air, bus and train travel expenses paid by each senator attending Canadian senate sittings.CanadaMay 23, 2023
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Canadian senators approve amendment to assisted dying bill to allow advance requestsThe amendment to Bill C-7 was approved by a vote of 47-28, with eight abstentions.CanadaFeb 10, 2021
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Canadian senators to vote on assisted dying bill Feb. 17 as deadline loomsSenators, who began final debate Monday, will begin dealing with the amendments to Bill C-7 on Tuesday.CanadaFeb 8, 2021
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Canadian Senate committee accepts assisted dying bill but amendments still to comeThe Senate's legal and constitutional affairs committee accepted the bill Wednesday in a matter of minutes, without amendment.CanadaFeb 3, 2021
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Maritime senators issue plea for Ottawa to provide financial support to Maritime BusThe senators have sent a letter saying Maritime Bus provides an essential service to the health-care sector by transporting blood products and patients across the region.CanadaJan 19, 2021
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Bills now taking more than twice as long to get through Canada’s SenateThe calculations were made using the number of sitting days between the time a bill was introduced in the Senate and when it passed third reading there.WorldJun 30, 2019
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Notley urges senators to toss Bill C-48 ‘in the garbage’Alberta's two political heavyweights have renewed their challenge to Ottawa over legislation they call a gut punch to the province's oil industry.PoliticsApr 9, 2019
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Edmonton columnist Paula Simons appointed SenatorOn Wednesday, three new senators were announced and one of them is long-time Edmonton Journal columnist Paula Simons.CanadaOct 3, 2018
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Senators meet to decide whether to sanction Don Meredith for relationship with teenThe Senate's ethics committee is poised to make a final decision about what punishment awaits Sen. Don Meredith over his sexual relationship with a 16-year-old girl.CanadaApr 27, 2017
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Conservative senator pens letter scolding Liberal point man over spending commentsThe chairman of the Senate committee charged with overseeing expense rules is firing back at the Liberal point man in the upper chamber over the level of accountability and transparency with senators' spending.CanadaJan 13, 2017
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