Senators say they’re planning to return to a more deliberate approach to vetting legislation

Some Senators chafed against the pressure to fast-track COVID-era bills that they believed warranted deeper study, and say the circumstances that called for such haste have receded.

Senator Scott Tannas, centre, says Senators 'have to be very careful to make sure that we are not taking orders from the House of Commons and the government on timelines that aren’t of an emergency nature.'The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI

January 29, 2023

As the Senate returns after the winter break, several Senators say they will be more selective about which government bills they will agree to fast-track through the Red Chamber, and that they plan to take the necessary time to study the bills that come through their committ...

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