Liberal Senator urges colleagues to stand up against government pressure on voting decisions

There are mixed opinions among Senators on whether there was anything wrong with cabinet ministers and MPs showing up at the Senate before a vote on the budget bill.

Finance Minister Bill Morneau, pictured in this file photo on the Hill, recently lobbied Senators on the budget implementation bill right outside the Upper Chamber. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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BY ABBAS RANA, PETER MAZEREEUW

July 3, 2017

Cabinet ministers’ “systematic lobbying” of Senators on government legislation could undermine the independence of the Red Chamber and it's up to each Senator to ensure they maintain independence in their voting decisions, says a Liberal Senator from Quebec. “You have to use that vote for t...

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