Prime Minister Mark Carney has made his first Senate appointments, naming his principal secretary, Thomas Pitfield, and Conservative MP Richard Martel to the upper chamber.
The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) announced the appointments on July 7 while Carney was attending the NATO Summit in Turkey.
Pitfield and Martel have been named senators for the province of Quebec. Two other senators will also be appointed, including physician Dr. Rodney Ouellette for New Brunswick and corporate executive Geeta Tucker for Manitoba.
Along with naming new senators, the PMO said the government is changing the appointment process, removing the requirement for candidates to be non-partisan….