Brazeau Recovering After Collapsing in Senate Wednesday Due to ‘Dizzy Spell’

Brazeau Recovering After Collapsing in Senate Wednesday Due to ‘Dizzy Spell’
Sen. Patrick Brazeau speaks to media as he returns to his Senate office in Ottawa on July 14, 2016. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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Sen. Patrick Brazeau is recovering after a “dizzy spell” made him “briefly lose consciousness” during debate in the Senate on the government’s major projects bill, a Senate spokesman said Thursday.

The 50-year-old Independent senator rose to speak before falling sideways to the floor just after 4 p.m. Wednesday. Based on video of the incident, it was apparent that Brazeau knew something was wrong just before he fell.