Revival of Upper Chamber’s Progressive Group will ‘weaken’ Senate leaders, says Sen. Pierre Dalphond

‘If you have options, you become more independent,’ says Sen. Dalphond, the second Senator this month to quit the ISG and join the PSG.

Independent Senators Group Leader Yuen Pau Woo (British Columbia), left, pictured at a committee meeting in 2018 on the Hill with Quebec Senator Pierre Dalphond. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY PETER MAZEREEUW

May 25, 2020

The Progressive Senate Group’s reclamation of official status last week will give more freedom to Senators unhappy with their affiliation, and weaken the leadership teams in the Red Chamber, says Sen. Pierre Dalphond, who left the Independent Senators Group that dom...

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