The Trudeau 2.0 government has become so shameless and irresponsible in its pandering to every identifiable PIG (political interest group) such as the unions, first nations and other ethnic identity groups that it is making the Canadian senate look relevant and useful as they try to undo some of this government's most egregious, unacceptable changes.

In this case, we have the delicious irony of the undemocratic, unelected senate defending one of the pillars of true and legitimate electoral democracy against a government less interested in democracy than in retaining its power by all means necessary.

It will be interesting to see the outcome as Trudeau's election campaign bafflegab about an independent senate clashes with his government's latest shameless pandering and assault on democracy.

One thing is certain - the senate's sober second thoughts about the Trudeau government's cynical legislative agenda has done more to restore the senate's credibility than anything in years.