Government Bill and the Senate

The Senate: The Senate, its reputation tainted by the recent expense spending scandal, is helping to redeem its image by taking on the government over the so-called Fair Elections Act, according to The Chronicle Herald. The Senate move does not compel the Commons to alter the bill, but if Parliament fails to respond, the upper chamber could amend Bill C-23 itself and Even though two-thirds of senators studying the law are Conservative and would normally support any government bill, their report, to be made public this week, unanimously sends the controversial bill back to Parliament for revision. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.