Clock ticking on Senate rule change debate as government rep invokes time allocation

Conservative Senate Leader Donald Plett says the motion opens ‘a Pandora’s box,’ creating the prospect of two Liberal-aligned caucuses if Conservatives form government.

On May 2, Marc Gold, the government’s representative in the Senate, moved to limit debate on his modernization motion to another six hours at most. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

May 6, 2024

Senators are facing a countdown to vote on major changes to Red Chamber rules after the government’s Senate representative moved to limit debate last week. The motion is the latest step in a modernization effort some Senators have been pushing to better recognize new group...

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