Senate reform campaigns and federal–provincial constitutional debates (1911–2016)

1. Laurier sets up the Naval Service of Canada

   May 4, 1910Labels: Naval Service, Wilfrid Laurier

   • Canada Encyclopedia

2. Rowell–Sirois Commission begins federalism review

   Aug 1, 1937Labels: Rowell Sirois

   • Canada Encyclopedia

3. Mandatory Senate retirement age set at 75

   Jun 1, 1965Labels: Constitution Act, Senate retirement

   • Justice Laws
   • BNA Acts

4. Victoria Constitutional Conference proposes reform package

   Jun 14, 1971Labels: Victoria Conference, First Ministers

   • Canada IGA

5. Supreme Court limits unilateral federal Senate changes

   Dec 21, 1979Labels: Upper House, Supreme Court

   • SCC Cases

6. Meech Lake Accord includes interim Senate appointment lists

   Apr 30, 1987Labels: Meech Lake, Senate appointment

   • Meech Lake

7. Alberta holds first Senate nominee election

   Oct 16, 1989Labels: Alberta Senate, Triple-E movement

   • Alberta 1989
   • Triple E

8. Stan Waters appointed after Alberta Senate vote

   Jun 11, 1990Labels: Stan Waters, Brian Mulroney

   • Stan Waters
   • Alberta 1989

9. Charlottetown Accord proposes major Senate overhaul

   Oct 26, 1992Labels: Charlottetown Accord

   • Charlottetown
   • lections Qu bec

10. Harper government introduces Senate term-limit bill S-4

    May 30, 2006Labels: Bill S-4, Harper government

    • Senate Cttee
    • Manitoba Hansard

11. Senate appointment consultations bill C-20 introduced

    Nov 13, 2007Labels: Bill C-20, Senate consultations

    • LoP Summary
    • OpenParl

12. Senate Reform Act bill C-7 introduced

    Jun 21, 2011Labels: Bill C-7, Senate Reform

    • LEGISinfo
    • LoP C 7

13. Trudeau removes Liberal senators from national caucus

    Jan 29, 2014Labels: Justin Trudeau, Liberal senators

    • Senate Debates

14. Supreme Court issues Reference re Senate Reform decision

    Apr 25, 2014Labels: Supreme Court

    • CanLII
    • SCC Cases

15. Independent Advisory Board process begins (transitional phase)

    Jan 1, 2016Labels: Independent Advisory, transitional phase

    • Canada IAB

16. Independent Senators Group forms in the Senate

    Mar 10, 2016Labels: Independent Senators, Senate organization

    • ISG Senate
    • ISG Wiki