Senators Pass New Rules Entrenching Independent Groups, Angering Tories

Senators Pass New Rules Entrenching Independent Groups, Angering Tories
The Senate of Canada building is pictured in Ottawa on Feb. 18, 2019. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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Canada’s upper house has adopted a new set of rules that the Liberal government says will further entrench its independence, as the dominos from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Senate reforms continue to fall.

The large majority of senators voted in favour of the sweeping changes earlier this month.