PMO says ‘difficulty to imagine’ why Harper would testify in Duffy trial
Stephen Harper’s office says it’s “difficult to imagine” the prime minister would have any relevant information to share in the trial of Sen. Mike Duffy. Spokesman Jason MacDonald says in an email that...
View ArticleNew Democrats call on director of public prosecutions to review Duffy case
The NDP has asked Canada’s director of public prosecutions to look at the evidence collected by the RCMP in the Mike Duffy case to determine if charges should be laid against other people as well. The...
View ArticleTories revive union bill that provoked Senate rebellion, move to limit debate
Conservative senators are making a bid to cut short debate on private members’ business just as the Senate is about to revive debate on a controversial bill that would force unions to publicly disclose...
View ArticleHarper government backs Senate bid to speed passage of anti-union bill
The Harper government has thrown its support behind a bid to whisk a controversial anti-union bill through the Senate. Kevin Sorenson, minister of state for finance, said Monday the government supports...
View ArticleSenate approves Conservative government’s controversial prostitution bill
The Conservative government’s controversial anti-prostitution bill passed third reading in the Senate on Tuesday and requires only royal assent to become law. The government had wanted to get the bill...
View ArticleKeystone XL pipeline down, but not out, after U.S. Senate vote
The woman who almost forced U.S. President Barack Obama to make a decision on the Keystone XL pipeline stood quietly on the Senate floor as her plans went down in flames Tuesday. Democratic Sen. Mary...
View ArticleBusiness Report: November market rebound, Keystone suffers temporary setback
680News senior business editor Mike Eppel with the day’s top business headlines, including the TSX coming off its ninth gain in the past 10 days, record gains on Wall Street, and the U.S. Senate...
View ArticleA milestone for Keystone XL: Controversial pipeline clears hurdle in U.S. Senate
The Keystone XL pipeline passed a major procedural hurdle in the United States Senate, receiving enough votes Monday to override a filibuster for the first time in the years-long dispute. The chamber...
View ArticleRCMP allege Wallin misrepresented personal business as Senate work
Pamela Wallin misrepresented corporate board meetings, dinner with a former lover and even a personal medical appointment as Senate business in order to claim reimbursement for her expenses, the RCMP...
View ArticleOf sandwiches, phone calls and stamps: Senate bristles under microscope
Single phone calls, sandwiches eaten during committee meetings, postage stamps — the smallest details have come up for review in the auditor general’s study of Senate expenses. Senators of all...
View ArticleA milestone for Keystone XL: Controversial pipeline clears hurdle in U.S. Senate
The Keystone XL pipeline passed a major procedural hurdle in the United States Senate, receiving enough votes Monday to override a filibuster for the first time in the years-long dispute. The chamber...
View ArticleRCMP allege Wallin misrepresented personal business as Senate work
Pamela Wallin misrepresented corporate board meetings, dinner with a former lover and even a personal medical appointment as Senate business in order to claim reimbursement for her expenses, the RCMP...
View ArticleOf sandwiches, phone calls and stamps: Senate bristles under microscope
Single phone calls, sandwiches eaten during committee meetings, postage stamps — the smallest details have come up for review in the auditor general’s study of Senate expenses. Senators of all...
View ArticleEthics committee calls for expulsion of Sen. Don Meredith over sex with teen
OTTAWA — The Senate ethics committee is recommending that disgraced Sen. Don Meredith be expelled for engaging in a sexual relationship with a teenage girl — the first such recommendation in the...
View ArticleSenate ethics officer who penned scathing Meredith report resigns
The author of a damning report earlier this year that led to the eventual resignation of Sen. Don Meredith has herself resigned. Senate ethics officer Lyse Ricard’s departure was announced Monday by...
View ArticleSenators defy Trudeau, propose amendments to federal budget bill
The Senate voted Tuesday to delete a so-called escalator tax on booze from the federal government’s budget, defying Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s insistence that only the elected House of Commons has...
View ArticleTrump, GOP dealt stiff blow in Senate’s bid to repeal ‘Obamacare’
Dealing a serious blow to President Donald Trump’s agenda, the Senate early Friday rejected a measure to repeal parts of former President Barack Obama’s health care law after a night of high suspense...
View ArticleFranken announces resignation from Senate amid allegations
Minnesota Sen. Al Franken said Thursday he will resign from Congress in coming weeks following a wave of sexual misconduct allegations and a collapse of support from his Democratic colleagues, a swift...
View ArticleSenate gives approval in principle to bill to legalize recreational marijuana
The Senate gave approval in principle Thursday evening to the federal government’s bill to legalize recreational marijuana, after a tense few days of manoeuvring by Conservative senators hoping to...
View ArticleIs it time to abolish the Senate?
Compared to everything else that fills our lives, Canadians do not worry about politics. In theory, the governing of this nation should be something that commands attention. In practice, the country...
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