“I’m disappointed that my party cannot at this time, before Canada Day, pass it. Independent Liberal Sen. Jim Munson, a close friend of Bélanger, also isn’t confident the bill will pass before the Senate is scheduled to adjourn. When we do get to this it will of course be a free vote for our senators,” she said in an email. However, there doesn’t appear to be an appetite to expedite it before the Senate adjourns for the summer at the end of June. “Personally, I would love to see Mr. Bélanger’s bill passed before July 1 so we could sing the new version on Canada Day.

Source: National Post June 15, 2016 02:48 UTC