sentences:  He was appointed Speaker of the Senate by the Conservative government of Robert Borden in 1916 and presided over the upper chamber during the contentious debate on the Military Service Act of 1917, a bill that would introduce conscription.During the debate, he felt obliged to "name" Senator Philippe Auguste Choquette who was attempting to delay passage of the bill.Bolduc continued as Speaker until 1922 when he stepped down to the election of a Liberal government.