OttawaSenate reform? There’s just the teensy problem of the Constitution.Both Stephen Harper and Thomas Mulcair have plans to reform the Senate that may prove unconstitutional. Now what?
PoliticsAfter appointing 56 senators, Stephen Harper is doneThe Prime Minister declares a moratorium on Senate appointments and the countdown to a constitutional crisis is on
PoliticsHow should the Senate be?Beset with scandal, the Senate adjourns and passes up two opportunities to assert itself and its purpose. Now what?
PoliticsWhere the provinces stand on Senate reformAn elected or abolished Senate is going to need provincial support. So here’s what the provinces have to say.
OttawaScott Feschuk: It’s not easy being a senator!Gone are the days of bilking the taxpayer and pretend-living anywhere you want. Scott Feschuk on the eccentric uncle of our legislative family
OttawaIs this the end of the Senate as we know it?In the wake of a damning report, it’s time for sober second thought on a chamber intended for sober second thought.
OttawaUnprecedented indictment, plus a revolutionary fixOttawa bureau chief John Geddes on Michael Ferguson’s two-year investigation of the Senate
PoliticsThe Reform Act vs. The SenateMichael Chong challenges the Senate as the upper chamber a decision on the Reform Act
PoliticsThe Reform Act and democracy mathConservative Senator David Wells tries to undermine the Reform Act with math, but he’s using the wrong numbers
PoliticsAnother existential week for the SenateAn increasingly sparse Senate knowingly passes a flawed bill