Trudeau Names 3 New Senators: Olympian, Activist, and Businessman

Published on December 21, 2023

Three new senators have been appointed to fill vacancies in the Senate, including a long-time Liberal donor and organizer with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s 2013 leadership campaign, Toni Varone. On Dec. 20, Gov. Gen. Mary Simon appointed Olympian and author Marnie McBean, President and CEO of the Canadian Women’s Foundation Paulette Senior, and Mr. Varone to the Senate. “With a wealth of knowledge and experience, Marnie McBean, Paulette Senior, and Toni Varone will be important voices for their communities as Parliament’s newest independent senators,” the Prime Minister’s Office said in a Dec. 20 statement. Mr. Varone and his construction company Varone Group Inc. of North York, Ont., have donated $32,239 to the Liberal Party including Trudeau’s leadership campaign, according to Blacklock’s Reporter....

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