Senators took a pass on votes nearly 200 times since election—a sign of ‘unconvincing’ speakers, says Sen. Cools

The Senate posted full records of who voted which way on what online last month, dating back to the last election.

Six Senators have abstained seven or eight times since the last election, tops in the Red Chamber: Independent Senator Stephen Greene (Halifax-The Citadel,N.S.), left, Conservative Senator Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu (La Salle, Que.), Conservative Senator Paul McIntyre (New Brunswick), Independent Senator Anne Cools (Toronto Centre-York, Ont.), Conservative Senator Jean-Guy Dagenais (Victoria, Que.), and Conservative Senator Raynell Andreychuk (Saskatchewan).The Hill Times file photographs

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BY PETER MAZEREEUW

March 12, 2018

Yea, nay, or I won’t say: when it comes to voting in the Upper Chamber, Senators have collectively chosen to abstain from votes 190 times since the last election, about two-and-a-half times per vote. The Senate posted complete ...

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