Senate independence is a success that must continue

During this election, leaders competing to be prime minister should commit to preserve the Senate’s independence from political parties.

Freed from party discipline, most Senators believe in an Upper Chamber that fulfills its constitutional duty of sober legislative review, writes Sen. Pierre Dalphond.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY PSG SENATOR PIERRE DALPHOND

March 24, 2025

Since the 2015 election, the Senate of Canada has transformed from an echo chamber for the lines of the Liberal and Conservative parties into a valuable institution of sober second thought, as originally contemplated.

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