Mr. Speaker, following the Supreme Court's unanimous decision to rebuke the Conservatives' unconstitutional plan to unilaterally reform the Senate, the current government appears to have given up on reforming the Senate entirely.
As Conservative Senator Segal said, “...there are still changes that could be made that do not...require a constitutional amendment”. For example, he said, “There could be a new approach to how you appoint on a consultative basis”.
Will the government embrace this non-partisan, consultative approach when filling the current vacancies, or will it be business as usual?