It’s showtime: Senators say debates in Red Chamber must change

Two high-ranking Conservative Senators say some changes will be needed to accommodate a plan to broadcast debates in the Senate once it moves into the Government Conference Centre this fall for the 10-year renovation of Centre Block. Momentum for change to the Senate’s unpredictable scheduling is building, but there is no consensus yet.

Reforming the way the Senate schedules its debates is a hot topic among Senators right now, thanks in part to a plan to begin televising Senate proceedings in the fall. Independent Senator Tony Dean, second from left, is pictured in conversation with Independent Senator Elaine McCoy in this file photograph.The Hill Times file photograph

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BY PETER MAZEREEUW

January 29, 2018

A plan to start televising debates in the Senate will force the Upper Chamber to shake up the unpredictable and often disjointed way it tackles legislation, say Senators on both sides of the aisle. Senators have explored changing the way the Senate organizes its debates for years, but calls for cha...

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