New class of non-partisans threatens to improve Senate’s reputation
In the end, Senators almost always bow to the wishes of the government because they know they haven’t got the legitimacy of an elected body. But these days, the interventions seem less predictable and the arguments—although still ignored by the wider world—more interesting. Sometimes even sobering.
CHELSEA, QUE.—As Justin Trudeau ticks off items on his to-do list in the weeks leading to the election, there is one accomplishment that may have escaped most voters’ notice. Indirectly—if not inadvertently—he has improved the quality of Canada’s Senate.
Not the institution: it remains in...
