Bill aims to legally recognize evolution to more independent, less partisan Senate
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The Senate of Canada building and Senate Chamber are pictured in Ottawa on Monday, Feb. 18, 2019. The Trudeau government is finally moving to legally recognize the evolution of Canada s Senate into a more independent, non-partisan chamber of sober second thought. CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
OTTAWA – The Trudeau government is moving to legally recognize the evolution of Canada’s Senate into a more independent, non-partisan chamber of sober second thought.
It has introduced a government bill in the Senate, which is now on its way through the upper house with the support of all four Senate groups.
Bill aims to legally recognize evolution to more independent, less partisan Senate
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Hundreds of complaints about false statements during 2019 campaign investigated
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He says all but two or three have been resolved and none have been prosecuted.
While 400 may seem like a large number, Cote says the complaints were clustered around roughly a half-dozen allegedly false statements – with many of them using identical language, suggesting an organized campaign.
To the best of his recollection, Cote says the complaints all involved misinformation targeting white males.
Cote offered those details Wednesday during testimony before a Senate committee that is conducting a pre-study of the federal government’s budget implementation bill.