Canadian Gardening: Canada Through Your Eyes part 2, 1 by ViolaAnn

ViolaAnn wrote:
Inside the Senate. The desks here were all covered in plastic tarps because there has been some repair work going on during the summer recess. The Senate in Canada is appointed and Senators can keep their job until age 75 at which time they must retire. But the Senate DOES review and must pass each bill approved by the House of Commons.

Note three red chairs. The two behind are thrones and when the Queen is in Parliament, she will sit in the one on the left with her husband on the right. When she is not here (most of the time), her representative - the Governor General will sit there for royal assent or for the Speech from the Throne at the start of each new Parliament. The one in front is occupied by the speaker of the Senate.