Larry Smith Latest Senator to Join Tory Caucus, Marking a Return

Sen. Larry Smith, a former CFL fullback, poses for a photo during the field presentation of the Canadian Hall of Fame Inductees Class of 2023 during halftime at a CFL football game in Hamilton, Ont., on September 16, 2023. The Canadian Press/Peter Power

Quebec Senator Larry Smith has rejoined the Conservatives’ Senate caucus after switching to the non-affiliated Canadian Senators Group for nearly three years. Smith is the third senator to join the Conservative caucus this month.

Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, Conservative Sen. Leo Housakos, welcomed Smith in a June 12 statement.