All Senate seats filled after PM announces 5 more appointments

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With conscionable days to spell until Prime Minister Justin Trudeau leaves national politics, his bureau says 5 caller appointments person present filled each the vacancies successful the 105-seat Senate.

Appointments travel with conscionable days near successful Trudeau's tenure

Catherine Morrison · The Canadian Press

· Posted: Mar 07, 2025 6:09 PM EST | Last Updated: 1 infinitesimal ago

The Senate of Canada gathering and Senate Chamber are pictured successful Ottawa connected Monday, Feb. 18, 2019.

The Prime Minister's Office said in a quality merchandise that the Governor General has appointed erstwhile Moncton, N.B., politician Dawn Arnold and former Nova Scotia MLA Tony Ince.

Non-profit enforcement Katherine Hay, foundation CEO Farah Mohamed and erstwhile provincial person Sandra Pupatello person been appointed for Ontario.

There were 22 vacancies successful the Senate erstwhile Trudeau became premier curate successful 2015 and launched what his authorities called a "new, non-partisan, merit-based process" to counsel connected appointments.

There person been 100 autarkic appointments to the Senate made connected the proposal of Trudeau, with a twelve successful 2024 and 10 this year.

The Liberal Party of Canada is acceptable to denote its caller person to regenerate Trudeau connected March 9.