Don Plett
Senate to study online policy after ‘aggressive, harassing’ posts by senators, staff
Tony Dean says recent exchanges on Twitter involving senators and their staff have included “aggressive, harassing and, in some cases, bullying” behaviour. Continue reading
Senate approves gender neutral wording for Canada’s national anthem
The Senate has passed a bill to make the national anthem more gender neutral, fulfilling the dying wish of Liberal MP Mauril Belanger. Continue reading
How a Senate amendment could wind up killing gender-neutral ‘O Canada’ bill
The effort to change the lyrics to Canada’s national anthem has stalled in the Senate a month before the updated version was set to be sung on Parliament Hill for Canada Day. Continue reading
Assisted-death deadline looms in the Senate
Tom Clark speaks with senators Don Plett and Peter Harder about how they will confront the looming deadline for the government’s assisted-death legislation, and whether it’s even possible to get it passed on time. Continue reading
Locked door leads senator to answer questions on Canada’s transgender bill
By Mike Le Couteur Global National Ottawa Correspondent
Senator Don Plett had no choice but to respond to reporter questions on proposed legislation to protect transgender Canadians once he realized he was locked out of the Senate chamber. Continue reading
Justice Binnie’s report on expenses in the hands of the Senate
By Mike Le Couteur Global National Ottawa Correspondent
The special arbitrator in charge of assessing questionable expense claims by 14 senators has submitted his final report, Global News has learned. Continue reading
Amendments to C-51 could face opposition in the Senate
By Mike Le Couteur Global National Ottawa Correspondent
Conservative Senator Don Plett doesn’t think it’s up to the new government to change controversial anti-terror bill C-51. Continue reading
Conservative Sen. Don Plett defends expenses in AG report
Plett says that was fair play. The Office of the Auditor General says otherwise. Continue reading
‘Whose rights do we trump by giving someone else rights?’ Conservative senator slams transgender bill
“If that biological male happens to be trans, well, you know, we are all given a cross to bear and that does not give one person rights over another person.” Continue reading
NDP MP still hopes Senate passes transgender rights bill – three years on
An NDP MP who has waited more than three years to see what happens to his bill that seeks to enshrine transgender rights in Canada says he hopes the Senate moves quickly to pass it into law. Continue reading