This just in… Senators do some of the best work done in Ottawa, too often anonymously

Since 1968, five Prime Ministers, three Liberals and two Conservatives, have appointed 227 Senators. Just 16 of those wore different party colours from the man picking the winners in the great Canadian political lottery.

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