Over the past 10 years, the Senate has witnessed extraordinary change — namely a radical overhaul to do away with formal partisanship. The driver behind that? Former prime minister Justin Trudeau. But now that he’s gone, will those changes stick?

In a special documentary edition of The House, guest host J.P. Tasker carves out some frank and revealing conversations with Senators Andrew Cardozo, Marc Gold, Leo Housakos, Paul Prosper, Paula Simons and Pamela Wallin about their place of work.

Professor and author Jonathan Malloy also weighs in on representation in the Senate and whether reform is realistic, while Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon explains the new government’s strategy when it comes to dealing with the chamber of sober second thought.

This episode features the voices of:

Marc Gold, former senator & government representative in the Senate
Senator Andrew Cardozo
Senator Leo Housakos
Senator Paul Prosper
Senator Paula Simons
Senator Pamela Wallin
Jonathan Malloy, political science professor at Carleton University
Steven MacKinnon, government House leader

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