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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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Senators pay tribute to Humboldt Broncos
Senator Peter Harder rose in the Red Chamber to speak about the Humboldt tragedy.
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Senator Harder releases principles of decision-making for an independent Senate
The Government Representative in the Senate released a discussion paper on how the evolving Senate should make decisions.
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Cannabis Act moves to next legislative stage
Senate committees have already started reviewing the Cannabis Act after an earlier agreement to leverage the expertise of five Senate committees.
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Senate comes closer to gender parity as two women sworn in as Senators
Women now make up more than 46 per cent of Senators.
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Sober second thought in action
The Senate has improved several key government bills this session, including legislation on medical assisted dying, legislation that removes barriers to citizenship and legislation that helps tackle the opioid crisis.
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How far should the Senate go as a complementary chamber?
“For an unelected Senate, legitimacy lies in the very sage use of great power," says Senator Peter Harder.
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Police back new impaired-driving laws at Senate committee
Bill C-46 would authorize mandatory roadside screenings and enact new criminal offences for driving with specified blood-drug concentrations.
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Bill to clarify sexual assault laws under review in Senate
A main plank of Bill C-51 proposes to clarify and strengthen sexual assault laws.
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Senate committee to study self-determination legislation for northern Quebec First Nations
Bill C-70, the Cree Nation of Eeyou Istchee Governance Agreement Act, arrived in the Senate on February 26, 2018.
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Senate debates legislation to expunge unjust convictions against LGBTQ2 Canadians
Senator René Cormier, who is sponsoring the bill in the Senate, said that the long-standing discrimination against LGBTQ2 Canadians has touched him personally.