Poll shows public supports Red Chamber reforms, say Senators, but Conservative Sen. Plett dismisses results as ‘skewed’ and ‘a waste of money’

A Nanos poll commissioned by ISG Sen. Donna Dasko suggests 76 per cent of Canadians support changes to the Senate, but only 26 per cent have positive impressions of the appointed Parliamentarians.

Independent Sen. Donna Dasko says a poll she commissioned by Nanos Research makes it ‘clear as day’ the Trudeau government’s changes to the Senate should continue, with 76 per cent supporting that statement. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

May 17, 2021

A second poll commissioned by an Independent Senator and former pollster suggests Canadians still support changes made to the Red Chamber and its appointment process, though impressions of the institution are worsening. To some Senators, the results make it “clear as day” the reforms should cont...

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