Trudeau Announces the Appointment of Three New Senators

Trudeau Announces the Appointment of Three New Senators
The Senate of Canada building and the Senate chamber are pictured in Ottawa on Feb.18, 2019. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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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.