Senator Marilou McPhedran

Finding courage in the Senate to question the government in responsible, responsive ways

• The fall sitting looks to be shaping up as a disastrous combination of an unstoppable force and immovable object that will spark conflict in

Opinion | BY SENATOR MARILOU MCPHEDRAN | September 12, 2025

Finding courage in the Senate to question the government in responsible, responsive ways

Opinion | BY SENATOR MARILOU MCPHEDRAN | September 12, 2025

• The fall sitting looks to be shaping up as a disastrous combination of an unstoppable force and immovable object that will spark conflict in

Finding courage in the Senate to question the government in responsible, responsive ways

Opinion | BY SENATOR MARILOU MCPHEDRAN | September 12, 2025

• The fall sitting looks to be shaping up as a disastrous combination of an unstoppable force and immovable object that will spark conflict in

A pledge for civility as Parliament returns

• While some male politicians experience harassment and abuse, female politicians are disproportionately the victims of bullying and similar behaviour.

Opinion | BY SENATOR MARILOU MCPHEDRAN, NDP MP LINDSAY MATHYSSEN | September 9, 2024

A pledge for civility as Parliament returns

Opinion | BY SENATOR MARILOU MCPHEDRAN, NDP MP LINDSAY MATHYSSEN | September 9, 2024

• While some male politicians experience harassment and abuse, female politicians are disproportionately the victims of bullying and similar behaviour.

A pledge for civility as Parliament returns

Opinion | BY SENATOR MARILOU MCPHEDRAN, NDP MP LINDSAY MATHYSSEN | September 9, 2024

• While some male politicians experience harassment and abuse, female politicians are disproportionately the victims of bullying and similar behaviour.

What the government doesn’t want to do this fall—but should

• It’s hard to face the degradation of the 'civil' in civility, in civil society, in civilization, but parliamentarians have a duty to defend and

Opinion | BY SENATOR MARILOU MCPHEDRAN | August 21, 2023

What the government doesn’t want to do this fall—but should

Opinion | BY SENATOR MARILOU MCPHEDRAN | August 21, 2023

• It’s hard to face the degradation of the 'civil' in civility, in civil society, in civilization, but parliamentarians have a duty to defend and

What the government doesn’t want to do this fall—but should

Opinion | BY SENATOR MARILOU MCPHEDRAN | August 21, 2023

• It’s hard to face the degradation of the 'civil' in civility, in civil society, in civilization, but parliamentarians have a duty to defend and

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