US EditionTrudeau announces the appointment of three new senators
- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the appointment of three new independent senators: Baltej Dhillon, Martine Hébert, and Todd Lewis, to fill Senate vacancies.
- Baltej Dhillon has worked with British Columbia's anti-gang agency since 2019 and was the first Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer to wear a turban in 1991.
- Martine Hébert is an economist and former Quebec diplomat, while Todd Lewis is a fourth-generation farmer and vice-president of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture.
- After these appointments, seven vacancies remain in the Senate, with 93 independent appointments made on Trudeau's advice since he became Prime Minister in 2015.
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Trudeau Announces the Appointment of Three New Senators
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the appointment of three new independent senators to fill some of the Senate’s few remaining vacancies. The Prime Minister’s Office says in a news release that the Governor General has appointed Baltej Dhillon for British Columbia, Martine Hébert for Quebec and Todd Lewis for Saskatchewan. Dhillon has worked with British Columbia’s anti-gang agency since 2019 and, in 1991, became the first Royal Canadi…
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