Ottawa can proceed alone on Senate reform, minister says

Canada's new minister of state for democratic reform says the government believes it can go ahead with Senate reform without the co-operation of the provinces, but is asking the Supreme Court of Canada if that position is constitutionally correct.

Pierre Poilievre addressed the government's position on Senate reform at a press conference Wednesday on Parliament Hill.

Poilievre, once known as the government's attack dog when he answered questions on behalf of the government in the House of Commons, is now the lead minister overseeing some of the Conservative government's priority policies, including electoral reform and Senate reform.