Two Senate committees at standstill, as membership negotiations ensue

The Red Chamber’s national security and legal committees haven’t met since June after this summer's retirement of their respective chairs.

Conservative Senator Denise Batters, left, says the government’s ‘scant legislative agenda’ means it’s less concerning the Legal Committee hasn’t met this fall. The Hill Times file photograph

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BY CHARELLE EVELYN

October 18, 2017

Members of a pair of Senate committees are still cooling their heels after the summer break, as negotiations over how committee leadership positions are allocated play out. Former Conservative Senators Daniel Lang, chair of the National Security and Defence Committee, and Bob Runciman as well as fo...

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