Senators see their public bills as chance to fill gaps in government agenda
'I think they fill a real need,' says Liberal Sen. Jane Cordy.
PARLIAMENT HILL—Senate public bills provide an opportunity for Parliamentarians to fill legislative holes and tackle important public policy issues not on the government’s agenda, say Senators with public bills before the House of Commons. There are 11 Senate public bills—the equivalent of MPs’ private members’ bills—before the House, and their sponsors say so far this Parliament, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s (Papineau, Que.) Liberals have been open, in most instances, to advancing non-government bills. “They’re open to good ideas
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