Carney defends appointment of his principal secretary to Senate
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The institution must count on people with a variety of fields of expertise, the Prime Minister argues.
Prime Minister Mark Carney defended the appointment of his senior secretary, Tom Pitfield, to the Senate.
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ANKARA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is defending the appointment of his principal secretary Tom Pitfield to the Senate.
Carney defends appointment of his principal secretary to Senate
ANKARA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is defending the appointment of his principal secretary Tom Pitfield to the Senate. Pitfield, a longtime Liberal strategist, was one of four new appointments announced Tuesday, as the prime minister drops the non-partisan criteria for appointments to the upper chamber. Carney told reporters on the sidelines of the NATO […]
On July 7, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the first batch of senators appointed since taking office, filling four vacancies in the Senate, and announced adjustments to the senator appointment process, removing "non-partisanship" as a selection criterion.
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