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Keep up with all the latest events, press releases and accomplishments in the Senate of Canada, and the ongoing steps in modernizing the Upper Chamber.
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Government bills in the Senate now
A look at government legislation currently in the Upper Chamber — and what these bills mean for you.
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Increasingly independent Senate ends year with full house
Committees being asked to meet during extended break period to deal with important legislation.
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Senator Peter Harder’s holiday speech
The Government Representative in the Senate thanked Senators for their hard work and cooperation in a holiday speech in the Red Chamber on Dec. 12, 2018.
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Consumer protection provisions in budget bill is ‘federalism as its finest’: Sen. Pratte
Bill C-68 was adopted in the Senate on Monday.
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New laws this session
So far this session of Parliament, 61 Government bills have become law.
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Election laws set to be modernized before the next federal election
Bill C-76 passes the Senate with a technical amendment.
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Senate adopts legislation to curb illicit arms trade
Bill C-47 allows Canada to join an international arms treaty.
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‘We all have an obligation to save what can be saved for the next generations’: Sen. Harder
Bill C-48 formalizes voluntary tanker exclusion zone conceived in 1985.
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Canada Post back-to-work legislation clears Senate
Bill C-89 received Royal Assent on Monday evening.
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Canada Post back-to-work legislation advances in Senate
Debate on Bill C-89 to continue on Monday.
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Senate plans weekend sitting to deal with urgent legislation
Senate to sit at 11 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday.