She joined Conservative Sen. Claude Carignan and Senate Liberal Terry Mercer on CBC Radio's The House to discuss the Senate's growing assertiveness. "Justin Trudeau in the election said that he wants the Senate to do its job properly. Lankin agrees that some ministers still have the attitude that senators will pass bills on their timetable, without amendment. Partisan divides still thereWhile Mercer and Carignan deny there's a political agenda behind the Senate's deliberations, Lankin said the old partisan divides occasionally emerge. Mercer said it's time for cabinet ministers to reconsider their approach to the Senate.

Source: CBC News December 16, 2017 09:56 UTC