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Edmonton Journal
3 days ago
- Politics
- Edmonton Journal
The newest Tory senator is a Trudeau appointee. What to know about about David Adams Richards
Article content In November 2019, he was one of the founding members of the new Canadian Senators Group (CSG), which was established in part to address centralization within the Senate, particularly in the ISG, and to reinforce senators' roles as regional representatives. He remained with the second-largest ensemble in the upper house until May 21 this year, when he left to again sit as a non-affiliated member. He's the only Liberal-appointed Senator to have joined the Conservative caucus, which now counts 12 s enators. As of Thursday, ISG leads the way with 45 members, CSG follows with 21, the Progressive Senator Group has 18, and there are eight non-affiliated. There's one vacancy — the seat left behind upon Don Plet's mandatory retirement at the age of 75 earlier last month. He'll soon be joined in retirement by Richards, who turns 75 on Oct. 17.
CTV News
5 days ago
- Business
- CTV News
Windsorite Sandra Pupatello becomes Canadian Senator
Sandra Pupatello gets sworn-in to the Canadian Senate on May 29, 2025. Windsorite Sandra Pupatello has become a Canadian Senator. Pupatello was sworn in on Thursday, becoming a member of the Canadian Senators Group. She was an MPP in Windsor-West from 1995 until 2011. During her time as an MPP, she held roles such as Minister of Education and Minister of Economic Development and Trade. In a recent interview with AM800's Patty Handysides, Pupatello outlined how the Senate works. 'Ever since Trudeau made the Senate independent, post 2015, not a single bill has come into the Senate that hasn't received amendments or changes,' she explained. 'Which is really interesting. We need to look at the unintended consequences of legislation. Is this going to do what it's intended to do?'
