Sitting on a list of more than 100 vetted candidates, PCO calls for more Senator applications, as advisory board sits nearly empty

'Why don’t we give those people on that list a fair shot before we call for new nominations,' said Indira Samarasekera, a former member of the Independent Advisory Board for Senate Appointments.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured last week on the Hill, has some Senate decisions to make. There are more than 100 vetted applications and 12 vacancies, including: Alberta (1), Newfoundland and Labrador (1), Northwest Territories (1), Nova Scotia (2), Ontario (2), Prince Edward Island (1), Quebec (2), Saskatchewan (1), and Yukon (1). The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY PETER MAZEREEUW

April 9, 2018

The independent board set up to recommend new Senators to the prime minister has done its job and suggested more than 100 candidates, but the government is still asking more people to apply to be Senators, while the board that vets...

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