Senate is promising to introduce a motion Friday to hold hybrid sittings of the upper house during the COVID-19 pandemic.Sen.
Marc Gold’s promise cleared the way Thursday for the Senate to begin dealing with a bill authorizing new benefits for workers left jobless or underemployed by the health crisis.
Senate delays debate on coronavirus benefits bill rushed through House of Commons Senators spent two hours questioning Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland about the bill, before starting debate on it.They were expected to approve the bill in principle late Thursday.
It will be put to a final vote in the Senate on Friday.Frustration over the Senate’s failure to find a way to resume full operations in.