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Six-fold increase in Senate lobbying under Trudeau, with independents taking...
OTTAWA — As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s vision for a less-partisan Senate takes shape, independent senators are now the most likely to be lobbied by special interest groups. Lobbyists communicated...
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What has the Senate ever done for us, really?
As early as 1875, Canadians have nurtured the following thoughts: Why do we have a Senate, and can it please go away? This sentiment was most recently aroused by the cringe-worthy spectacle of confused...
View ArticleTrudeau finds out what more-independent Senate is capable of as...
OTTAWA — In what will be remembered as a historic precedent, the Senate is defying the House of Commons and insisting to amendments on an omnibus transportation bill. It’s been 12 years since the...
View ArticleSenators consider showdown over home-grown cannabis as pot legalization looms
OTTAWA — Senators are weighing the pros and cons of a showdown with the House of Commons over the government’s rejection of a number of Senate amendments to the cannabis legalization bill, including...
View ArticleRoy Moore turns refusal to concede defeat into a crusade against moral...
A day after losing the Senate race in Alabama to Democrat Doug Jones, Roy Moore has issued a new statement refusing to concede the election. But it wasn’t your typical post-election statement. It was a...
View ArticleSen. Lynn Beyak booted from Conservative caucus over ’racist’ post on website
OTTAWA — Sen. Lynn Beyak, who famously declared “some good” came out of Canada’s residential schools, was removed from the Conservative Party caucus after refusing to remove a “racist” comment from her...
View ArticleSenate seeks to be removed from $7.8M lawsuit filed by Mike Duffy, claims...
OTTAWA — The Senate wants an Ottawa judge to remove it from a multimillion-dollar lawsuit filed by Sen. Mike Duffy, arguing that the upper chamber is protected by parliamentary privilege. Duffy is...
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Tories swinging ‘wrecking ball’ at efforts for independent, less partisan...
OTTAWA — The government representative in the Senate is accusing Conservative senators of deliberately trying to sabotage Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s efforts to turn the upper house into a less...
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He once called him a ‘phoney,’ but now Mitt Romney says Trump will be...
PARK CITY, Utah — On the edge of a mountaintop in Utah, it’s getting complicated for Mitt Romney. With the sun setting over his shoulder, the former Republican presidential nominee and would-be senator...
View ArticleMarijuana bill headed back to Senate after MPs reject 13 amendments passed by...
OTTAWA — The federal government’s bill to legalize recreational cannabis is on its way back to the Senate. The House of Commons has voted 205-82 to reject 13 amendments passed by the upper house,...
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