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Former prime minister Joe Clark, centre, appears before the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade on March 22, 2023. It's been said that the Senate’s best work comes from its committees, writes Senator Jane Cordy.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY PROGRESSIVE SENATOR JANE CORDY

August 21, 2023

In less than a month, senators will once again resume travelling from their home communities back to Ottawa. The end of June came as it always does with a whirlwind of legislation to be passed, and a stretch of late-night sittings that reinforced both the camaraderie and the...

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