What Sen. Harder really wants? A one-party state

Government Senate Representative Peter Harder’s opposition to the official opposition is undemocratic and just plain wrong.

Government Representative in the Senate Peter Harder, pictured, says the previous Conservative government of Stephen Harper turned the Senate into essentially 'a rubber-stamping echo chamber.' But the chair of the Conservative Senate caucus, Sen. David Wells, says it's really Sen. Harder who would love nothing more than for the Senate to become a 'rubber stamp'—for the Liberal government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The Hill Times file photograph

Opinion

BY SENATOR DAVID WELLS

April 19, 2018

Government Senate Leader Peter Harder made some comments regarding the Conservative Senate caucus last week that I would like to address. Sen. Harder blames Conservative Senators for delaying the l...

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