Government aims to pass nearly a dozen bills in Senate as summer break looms

The Senate Liberal caucus leader says he won't skip any steps to pass legislation if it's not crucial.
Senator Peter Harder, the government's representative in the Senate, is tasked with trying to win votes and move along debate on government legislation in the Upper Chamber.
The government expects to pass all its bills currently in the Senate before the summer break, according to its representative there, in what would be a marked acceleration to a legislative process that has passed just 22 bills since the Liberals came to power. Government representative Sen. Peter H...

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