A group of 11 senators on Monday announced they would be forming the Canadian Senators Group (CSG), part of an effort to ensure that various “regional interests” are properly represented in the Senate. Now, with the appointment of independent senators, the Senate is splintering into smaller groups. Other Alberta senators joining the group include Elaine McCoy and Doug Black, former members of the Independent Senators Group (ISG) who voted against key Liberal legislation last session. The new caucus means the Senate membership is now split among the Canadian Senators Group (11 members), the Independent Senators Group (49 members), the Conservatives (26 members), the Liberals (nine members), and six non-affiliated senators. She was invited by Sen. Black around nine days ago to join the CSG.

Source: National Post November 04, 2019 20:03 UTC