Tory Senators divided over whether they really agreed to term limits

Idea that they promised to leave after eight years a ‘great mythology,’ says Sen. Linda Frum. But Sen. Bob Runciman says ‘it’s the right thing to do’ and Senators will have to ‘answer to their own consciences.’

Conservative Senators Linda Frum, Bob Runciman, and Kelvin Ogilvie offer different accounts of their conversation with former prime minister Stephen Harper on term limits. While many Conservative Senators feel the question to resign after a set time was never posed, at least two feel obligated to follow the spirit of their support for reform. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright

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BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

July 19, 2017

As several Conservative Senators reach their eight-year service mark this August, some say the idea that they had pledged to only stay that long is a myth, because former prime minister Stephen Harper had only asked for their support to pass a bill. But two Tory Senators don’t see it that way, wit...

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