Maclean’s View from Parliament Hill: Stephen Harper’s Senate troubles

Video: Paul Wells, John Geddes and Michael Petrou make sense of the day’s news

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38-year-old homeless tour guide Karim stands at the Prague’s main railway station during his tour in Prague November 20, 2012. Karim works for a student-run tour agency Pragulic as a tour guide that shows tourists the sides of Prague that sightseers would normally avoid. Picture taken November 20, 2012. To match CZECH-HOMELESS/TOUR REUTERS/Petr Josek (CZECH REPUBLIC – Tags: SOCIETY POVERTY TRAVEL)

John Geddes, Paul Wells and Michael Petrou consider the news of the day:

Today’s questions:

1. How important are Stephen Harper’s Senate troubles?

2. How does this week’s news colour Harper’s Senate-reform plans?

3. What is the significance of today’s street protests in Tunisia?