Why’s an elected Senate so important? Confederation itself may hang in balance

There are legitimate questions that need to be answered about just how far the federal government can go without the participation of the provinces, and even the First Nations.

VANCOUVER, B.C.—For years, far too many journalists and political pundits alike consigned the subject of Senate reform to the backburner of the national hot stove, generally squawking about why it's just too hard. Few deny some provincial premiers would use a first ministers' confe...

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