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Michele Audette, former MMIWG inquiry head, among 5 new senatorsPrime Minister Justin Trudeau's office says all will sit as independents in the upper chamber and that their perspectives will help shape Canada's future.CanadaJul 29, 2021
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Trudeau names Quebec Sen. Marc Gold as new government representative in Red ChamberGold is a constitutional law expert and replaces Sen. Peter Harder in the role.CanadaJan 24, 2020
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Tory Senator quits caucus over Andrew Scheer’s social conservative viewsThe Progressive Senate Group, made up of former Liberals, also lost one member and will fold.CanadaNov 18, 2019
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Senate narrowly defeats motion to separate Trudeau government’s budget billThe Senate won't be splitting the Trudeau government's budget bill to hive off the portion dealing with creation of a new infrastructure bank.CanadaJun 19, 2017
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Senate holding up Liberal budget bill is the Senate Justin Trudeau envisioned, he saysDelays with the budget bill and, in the prime minister's view, ill-informed attempts at altering it are just part of a “learning process,” he said.PoliticsJun 18, 2017
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