Senate’s back to business: pre-clearance bill under scrutiny, says McCoy

The Indigenous rights bill S-3 will be another one to watch, but the action may not play out on the Senate floor, says the Independent Senators Group's facilitator.

Senator Elaine McCoy is nearing the end of her time as the facilitator of the Independent Senators Group, with a new leader scheduled to be elected on Sept. 25. Senator Peter Harder, the government's leader in the Chamber, has a fairly light load on his plate at the moment, with just three bills and a message on Bill S-3 in the Senate, but that will change quickly. The Hill Times file photograph

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BY PETER MAZEREEUW

September 20, 2017

Both Chambers of Parliament are back to work, and bills about border security, grain transport, Indigenous rights, and impaired driving are the ones to watch in the Senate. Bill C-23, the Preclearance Act, 2016—current...

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