Canadian Senate

This week the Canadian Senate committee on transportation and communication released a report on fossil fuel transportation and it was unsatisfying on many levels.

In order to qualify for the upcoming open application for the Senate that Trudeau's government has promised, Scott is honoured to announce he's officially a member of the landed gentry

Plans for new Senate appointments claim to be based on "merit" chosen by "a non-partisan panel of distinguished Canadians." How likely is that to happen?

Yukon senator says he will make a decision on stepping down that is "in the best interests of the Yukon."

The unelected Senate deliberately allowed a transgender rights bill to die on the order paper. A momentary triumph of bigotry over human decency.

There is no evidence our upper chamber of pastured partisans provides a more effective voice for provincial interests than elected MPs, or provincial governments.

The Senate passed anti-terror Bill C-51 on Tuesday evening. The upper house thus failed to grab the opportunity to act as a chamber of 'sober second thought.'