Why Is PM Carney Putting a Conservative in the Senate?

Why is PM Carney putting a Conservative in the senate?

The Big Story discusses the Senate appointments and what it all means about Carney's approach to Parliament's upper chamber.

Independent Senator Jim Quinn Joins Conservative Caucus a Day After Carney Appoints Tory MP to Upper Chamber

Senator Jim Quinn has joined the Conservative Senate caucus after serving just over five years as an independent from New Brunswick. Quinn was first appointed in June 2021 on the advice of then-Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and had been affiliated with the non-partisan Canadian Senators Group before joining the Tory Senate Caucus. Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, Conservative Senator Leo Housakos, posted a note of welcome to Quinn July 8.…

Independent senator joins Conservative caucus a day after Carney appointed ally

Jim Quinn originally entered the chamber in 2021 under the system for non-partisan appointments that the Prime Minister is now changing