Sen. Patterson fights against property qualification for Senate appointments

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has appointed Peter Harder, who led his post-election transition team, as his government Senate representative.
Newly appointed Independent Senator Murray Sinclair pictured with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who announced the names of seven new Senators last week
Nunavut Conservative Senator Dennis Patterson, who tabled a private member’s bill on March 10 proposing to repeal the constitutional requirement of $4,000 worth of land ownership for a Senate appointment, says he wants to appear before the Senate Modernization Committee to make the case that elim...

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