Royal baby bill to get sober second Senate thought

After being fast tracked through the Commons without so much as a second of debate, it seems that the government's bid to synchronize Canada's royal succession rules with the UK will undergo at least a modicum of parliamentary scrutiny when it hits the Upper House later today.

According to Senate sources, second reading consideration could begin as early as this afternoon -- depending, of course, on where it will fall on the daily legislative to-do list.

Once senators have had the opportunity to share their preliminary thoughts on the proposed changes, there are two possible paths through the next stage of the parliamentary process: it will either be sent off to committee -- most likely Legal and Constitutional Affairs -- or studied in detail by the full Chamber, assembled into committee of the whole. (My vote (which, alas, I don't actually have): CotW! CotW!) Those arrangements are still under discussion, however, and likely won't be decided until next week.

As soon as I know more, I'll update this post with the latest news, so stay tuned.

In the meantime, however, it's fair to say that, simply by declining to pass it in one unanimously consented to fell swoop, those senators may have already shown themselves -- and, indeed, the too often belittled institution itself -- more keenly attuned to the need for full oversight of potentially critical constitutional changes than their colleagues in the Other Place.  

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