Senate Reform

• Trudeau names Quebec Sen. Marc Gold as new government representative in Red Chamber

  Gold is a constitutional law expert and replaces Sen. Peter Harder in the role.

  Canada

  Jan 24, 2020
  
• Tory Senator quits caucus over Andrew Scheer’s social conservative views

  The Progressive Senate Group, made up of former Liberals, also lost one member and will fold.

  Canada

  Nov 18, 2019
  
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• 11 Canadian senators form new group to represent regional interests

  The newly formed Canadian Senators Group says it will focus on regional interests and that members will be free to vote how they choose.

  Politics

  Nov 4, 2019
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• Trudeau’s Senate reforms should be made permanent, senator says

  Sen. Peter Harder is urging parties vying for power in the Oct. 21 election to promise to change the law so that future prime ministers would also use an independent, arm's-length appointment process to name new senators.

  Canada

  Aug 23, 2019
• Majority in B.C. would back election for province’s next Senate nominee: poll

  One-third of the poll's respondents would like to see the Senate hold elections, while 17 per cent said it should be scrapped entirely.

  Politics

  Apr 9, 2019
• Trudeau government wants to make Senate independence reforms harder to reverse

  The prime minister says his government will amend the law that spells out the powers and privileges of MPs and senators to better reflect the new reality in the upper house, where most senators now sit as independents unaffiliated with any political party.

  Canada

  Dec 15, 2018
• Bill Kelly: Mike Duffy’s lawsuit exposes an elitist Senate

  Duffy's civil lawsuit could re-ignite the discussion for much-needed reform of what has become an elitist and out-of-touch Canadian Senate, Bill Kelly says.

  Jun 28, 2018
• COMMENTARY: It seems Andrew Scheer prefers a partisan Senate

  Scheer's alternative is to simply stack the upper chamber with Conservative appointees who would, in his words, implement a Conservative vision for Canada.

  Jun 29, 2017
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• John Wallace only senator keeping pledge to leave Senate after 8 years

  Senator John Wallace is stepping down after eight years in the upper chamber - well short of his mandatory retirement date.

  Politics

  Dec 16, 2016
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• What to expect as ‘modernization’ comes to the Senate

  Here's what could change in the Red Chamber if recommendations released on Tuesday become reality.

  Canada

  Oct 4, 2016