James Cowan

• FHQ Developments CEO amongst Globe and Mail award winners

  FHQ Developments President and CEO Thomas Benjoe is amongst 50 recipients for a national award aimed at recognizing the efforts of outstanding business leaders.

  Canada

  Feb 26, 2021
  
• All senators to get chance to propose amendments on Canada’s assisted-dying law

  The Senate's legal and constitutional affairs committee has decided to forgo the usual procedure of recommending amendments to the upper house.

  Health

  Jun 7, 2016
  
• Advertisement
• 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
• Advertisement
• Housakos, Cowan repay Senate expenses, deny wrongdoing

  Two of the Senate's most influential members have repaid thousands of dollars in expenses flagged by the auditor general and are backing down on their pledges to challenge his findings.

  Canada

  Jun 8, 2015
• 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
• Booted from caucus, but not from the family, Liberal senators spend weekend at party convention

  Even after they were abruptly booted from the Liberal caucus, several ousted senators still felt the love at this weekend's convention in Montreal.

  Politics

  Feb 22, 2014
• ‘It’s not wise,’ longest-sitting senator says after Trudeau boots 32 from caucus

  The longest-sitting senator, known for her soliloquies in the upper chamber, summed up the Liberal leader’s surprising move in just a few words: “It’s not good.”

  Politics

  Jan 29, 2014
• Advertisement
• Liberal senator calls for more disclosure in upper chamber

  While not yet fully embracing the idea of Senate reform, the Liberal leader in the upper chamber is looking for ways to boost the public’s confidence in the institution, namely through increased disclosure and a better appointments process.s

  Politics

  Jun 2, 2013