— Timely reading: Former Canadian Sen. ANDRÉ PRATTE, who was appointed by JUSTIN TRUDEAU, has urged senators to reject ...

CHARGED DEBATE — With talks with Trump back on, Prime Minister MARK CARNEY met with the Big Three automakers in Ottawa on ...

The Senate of Canada is up on its hind legs. ... So, despite the outlines of the new Senate coming into view, the chamber’s future remains blurry—and the 2019 election is less than a year away.

Conservative Sen. Claude Carignan leaves the Senate Chamber after the vote on Bill C-45, the Cannabis Act, in the Senate on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, June 19, 2018. Justin Tang/The ...

For the first time ever, the Senate of Canada's chamber proceedings will be televised. After years of opposition from some members of the Red Chamber — who said they feared televising debates ...

Sir John A. Macdonald, Canada's first prime minister, said the Senate was to be a place of sober second thought so that legislation would receive careful consideration before becoming law.

Canada's Senate passed a bill to fast-track approval for natural resource and infrastructure projects on Thursday despite ...

Some reports suggest change is coming for the Canadian Senate, also known as the Upper Chamber or Red Chamber, after the Oct. 21 federal election to make it more important and relevant.

The Senate passed a resolution on Wednesday aiming to block President Trump from imposing tariffs on Canadian goods. The measure cleared the upper chamber in a 51-48 vote, with a handful of ...

Senators voted 89-10 to pass a bill ratifying Trump’s U.S.-Mexico-Canada ... But Pelosi’s initial refusal to send articles of impeachment to the Senate gave the upper chamber enough time to ...

Washington — The Senate approved a measure Wednesday aimed at blocking the Canada tariffs, as a handful of Republicans bucked President Trump. In a 51 to 48 vote, four Republicans joined all ...

Further Senate reform should be Mr. Trudeau’s next step. He can reform the Senate to be not only independent but also Indigenous, which would mean a vital shift in how Canada is governed and ...