Time-allocation fight highlights need for update to Senate rules as Chamber’s political duality dwindles

Senator Scott Tannas says using the measure highlights the ‘impossible proposition’ of claiming non-affiliation while doing the government’s work.

Senator Marc Gold, the government's representative in the Senate, called the Conservative point of order a 'root-and-branch attack' on the government's ability to fulfill its duty and highlights the need to modernize the Senate rules to reflect its non-partisan direction.Screenshot courtesy of SenVu

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BY STUART BENSON

May 3, 2023

The Liberal government’s controversial online streaming legislation may have finally cleared the Senate to become law, but the fight over the use of time allocation to bring the long-running debate to a close has highlighted a need to update the Red Chamber’s rules to re...

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