Senate did alright on medically assisted dying Bill C-14, Senate reform in action

In the case of Bill C-14, the Senate added in a positive way to the public discourse on this most difficult subject that affects all of us. As time goes on, we will have a better idea if this oddly-composed Senate effectively performs the Sober Second Thought role originally envisaged for it. Bill C-14 may just be one case but so far, so good, Senators.
Liberal Senate Leader James Cowan, pictured in this file photo on the Hill.
OTTAWA—A short time after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau named his first group of seven independent Senators, I wrote a column in The Hill Times which asked the question: does the Trudeau version of Senate reform deserve support? In it, I reviewed the three options for Senate reform on of...

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