Senate committees up and running after long wait

Senators agreed on March 30 to let committees begin meeting regularly, some for the first time since the 2019 election.

Conservative Senate Leader Don Plett, Independent Senators Group Leader Yuen Pau Woo, Senate Government Representative Marc Gold, Canadian Senators Group Leader Scott Tannas, and Progressive Senate Group Leader Jane Cordy have all been involved in discussions about getting Senate committees up and running on a regular schedule amid the pandemic. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade; photograph courtesy of the Senate

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BY PETER MAZEREEUW

April 1, 2021

The Senate has authorized its committees to begin meeting regularly and studying any issues related to their general mandate for the three months remaining before Parliament breaks for the summer. Senators agreed during a March ...

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