In the past four years, however, the length of time a bill will spend in the Senate has skyrocketed to 31 days, on average. The calculations were made using the number of sitting days between the time a bill was introduced in the Senate and when it passed third reading there. Woo also pointed out the Senate amended a high proportion of bills — 29 out of 65 government bills originating in the House (again, excluding appropriations bills). Woo noted that in no cases did the Senate insist on its amendments, meaning senators did not “overreach,” in his view. “That’s just a complete fabrication,” said Stephen Kelly, chief of staff to Larry Smith, the Conservative leader in the Senate.

Source: thestar June 30, 2019 22:18 UTC