Change is going to come: Independent Senators Group wants 40 per cent of Senate committee chair, vice-chair positions by fall

Independent Senators Group currently holds no committee chair position and only one vice-chair spot.

Leader of Independent Senators Group Sen. Elaine McCoy, right, pictured with Ontario Ind. Sen. Tony Dean, expects that her caucus will receive 40 per cent Senate committee chair and vice-chair positions in the fall. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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BY ABBAS RANA

June 5, 2017

The 35-member Independent Senators Group, the second largest Senate caucus that holds no chair positions in the Senate’s 18 committees, is expecting to receive 40 per cent of the chair and vice-chair positions by this fall. In an interview with The Hill Times, Alberta Ind. Sen. Elaine M...

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