Q&A: Manitoba Justice Minister Andrew Swan on abolishing the Senate
’We think the best approach is simply to get rid of a very outmoded, ancient institution’
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Supreme Court
Manitoba vs. Senate reform
The Manitoba government files its factum
Documents from the coming court battles over Senate reform
Paul Wells tracks down the arguments in the Bill C-7 debate
The Harper government’s galling argument in the Senate reference
The government aims to change the amending formula by stealth
The Senate reference: the feds argue every which way
Paul Wells looks at the political strategy behind the legal argument for Senate reform
The Conservatives file their Senate reform factum
The government makes its case for moving forward on Senate reform
What do we really want to do with the Senate?
Why it’s not good enough to demand reform or abolition
The sex lives of puppets
’What sex is your children’s teddy bear?’ and other burning questions
Thomas Mulcair vs. The Supreme Court vs. The Liberals
’If the NDP wants to play that game, it will have to play it with the Bloc alone once again’
Thomas Mulcair and the Supreme Court
The NDP leader explains his questions about the court