Independent Senators pick up more committee seats

After negotiations, the ISG, which has 53 per cent of members in the Senate, has about half of the Chamber’s committee seats.

The Senate’s Foreign Affairs and International Trade Committee is pictured on Oct. 18. As of Nov. 26, ISG members get the majority of spots on the committee.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY CHARELLE EVELYN

November 28, 2018

Senate committees have again swelled to accommodate the Independent Senators Group, allowing them to take over nearly half of the seats. An order passed in the Senate on Nov. 20 came into effect on Nov. 26, reorganizing the Chamber’s committee membership to comply with an agreement made last year...

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