Senate leaders pledge collaboration as Red Chamber reconvenes to ‘more rapid’ pace

Senators now have a series of government bills to study after a slow trickle of legislation left the House last fall, but leaders say a balance needs to be struck between speed and scrutiny.

Senators Pierre Moreau, left, Lucie Moncion, Flordeliz Osler, and Brian Francis are the leaders of their respective groups. Osler says members of the Canadian Senators Group see the 'new' balance between moving quickly and analyzing legislation as a 'positive.'The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

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BY ELEANOR WAND

February 9, 2026

Senate leaders say they're tackling the Carney government's ambitious legislative agenda collaboratively, downplaying suggestions that stricter deadlines could be imposed on the Chamber as they work to strike "the right balance" between speed and scrutinizing legislation.

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