What the government doesn’t want to do this fall—but should

It’s hard to face the degradation of the 'civil' in civility, in civil society, in civilization, but parliamentarians have a duty to defend and strengthen democracy.
Senator Marilou McPhedran's Bill S-201, which would lower than federal voting age from 18 to 16 years, remains before the Senate.

After more than six years as a senator, I am still puzzled as to which bills are going to be green lit as parliamentarians return to Ottawa—and what strategies light their way.

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