Emma Loop

As BuzzFeed Canada previously reported, Liberal Senators had been filibustering what they call a union-busting bill. In response, government Senate Leader Claude Carignan pushed a motion that would give his party the power to force the Liberals to stop talking, killing the filibuster.

But Speaker Leo Housakos, who is also a Conservative, rejected his own party's motion. He ruled it was against the rules and violates "the long-term interests of the Senate to maintain the integrity of its traditions... especially open debate."

The forceful ruling stated the government plan is "not consistent with the basic principles of rule."