Senators return with committee talks, rule changes, and the CUSMA bill on the agenda

Hashing out control over Senate committees will be a priority when the Senate returns.

Conservative Senate Leader Don Plett, left, ISG Leader Yuen Pau Woo, and CSG interim Leader Scott Tannas are expected to sit down for talks on how Senate committees will shape up in the new Parliament this week. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

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BY PETER MAZEREEUW

February 3, 2020

Senators will get back to work on Feb. 4 for the first extended sitting period since June, and negotiating the makeup of Senate committees will be one of the first orders of business—one that could shape how key government files and plans for Senate reform are handle...

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