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Sen. Oliver named first black deputy Senate Speaker and Simpson wins Kroeger Award

Veteran Nova Scotia Conservative Senator Donald Oliver was appointed Speaker pro Tempore, or deputy Senate Speaker, recently when Parliament resumed, and is the first black man to take the chair. He succeeds Liberal Senator Rose-Marie Losier-Cool, who served as the deputy speaker fr...

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