Senator pushing to resurrect sit-downs with House over controversial bill changes

The government House leader is noncommittal to the Independent Senator's proposal.

Senators take in the Trudeau government's first throne speech in 2015. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has severed Liberal Senators, appointed by previous governments, from their counterparts in the House, and established an arm's length appointment process to name new Senators. Neither group is whipped to pass government legislation. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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BY PETER MAZEREEUW

May 24, 2017

An Independent Senator is trying to bring an out-of-use procedural tool back into style, to make sure Senate amendments to government bills get a fair hearing in the House. Sen. Diane Griffin (Prince Edward Island) is working to b...

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