The data show that the number of senators missing votes has increased since hybrid voting ended and senators were required to be in the chamber
Many of those skipping votes since late 2021 were named to the Red Chamber
After the holiday break, the Senate resumed sitting in late January, but only 58 senators were present for the final vote Feb. 2 on Bill C-11, which makes sweeping changes to the Broadcasting Act. Of the 19 votes on various pieces of legislation since October, 58 senators or less were present for 12 of those votes.
Senators Smith and Quinn said they booked their holidays before Christmas and they didn’t expect the Senate to come back until the second week of February. The Senate calendar was set on the same schedule as the House of Commons for members to return to work at the end of January. Former Privy Council Clerk Ian Shugart, who retired as the country’s top bureaucrat after a serious bout of cancer, was appointed to the Senate in September, 2022. He has voted once since October. Between October and Feb. 2, the Senate held 19 votes on legislation.Other Trudeau appointees also missed votes. Gigi Osler, appointed in September, showed up for six votes since October, while Yvonne Boyer and Rosemary Moodie voted twice.
Conservative Senator Percy Mockler made it for four votes since October, while former Tory cabinet minister Josée Verner, now sitting with the Canadian Senators Group, voted five times. Since November, 2021, Mr. Mockler voted 16 times and Ms. Vernier cast 17 votes out out of a total of 37.“Rather than taking a medical leave of absence for an extended period of time, I decided to do the best I can with what I’ve got knowing I would likely miss votes,” he said in a statement.
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