Senators float scrapping regional offices

Senators have been able to open a regional office—akin to an MP's constituency office—for more than a decade. Currently, only four such offices exist.

A recent review of newly imposed Canada Labour Code and Accessible Canada Act obligations has prompted the Senate to reconsider whether Senators should still be able to set up regional offices. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

November 15, 2023

The Red Chamber is weighing whether to scrap the option of allowing Senators to establish regional offices in their constituencies—a reconsideration prompted by the steeper health and safety obligations the Senate now faces as an employer.

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