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Lawyer and Teacher Associations Oppose Legislation to Ban Spanking

Lawyers and schoolteachers are asking Parliament to reject proposed legislation seeking to ban the spanking of children. The Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF) and Quebec Defence Lawyers Association (AQAAD) have written ...

June 28, 2024BY Doug Lett

Committee Proposes Record-High Senate Budget of $135 Million

The committee says it is to provide the 'best possible' environment for senators to contribute effectively to federal ...

January 7, 2024BY Isaac Teo

Senate Expenses Up 70% Over Past 7 Years, Committee Finds

The Senate's annual budget has increased steadily over the past six years and is now about 70 percent ...

December 16, 2022BY Peter Wilson

Senators Amend Online Streaming Bill to Prohibit CBC from Publishing Sponsored Content

A Senate committee has amended Bill C-11, an Act to amend the Broadcasting Act, to prohibit the CBC ...

December 13, 2022BY Peter Wilson

Senator Who Sponsored Motion to Recognize Uyghur Genocide Says Some Senators Are ‘Apologists for China’ After Motion Defeated

Conservative Sen. Leo Housakos says he finds it unusual that a motion he introduced to recognize communist China’s ...

July 4, 2021BY Andrew Chen

Canadians Not Near Death Gain Access to Assisted Dying as Senate Passes Bill C-7

OTTAWA—The Senate has passed a bill to expand access to medical assistance in dying, including eventually to people ...

March 18, 2021BY The Canadian Press

Feds Granted Court Extension as Assisted Dying Bill Debated in Senate

A Quebec judge has granted the federal government another delay in bringing medical assistance in dying legislation into ...

December 17, 2020BY Justina Wheale