Scheer would end Trudeau's experiment with less partisan Senate

OTTAWA -- Andrew Scheer is standing by his vow to resume making partisan, patronage appointments to the Senate should the Conservatives form government after Oct. 21. That would put an end to Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau's attempt over the past four years to transform the upper house into a less partisan, more independent chamber of sober second thought.Sign up for our Election Dispatch newsletter for a daily update on the campaignShortly after he was chosen Conservative leader in 2017, Scheer