‘We need to hold people to account, not allow them to scare us off,’ says departing Senator Vern White

Senator Vern White is leaving the Red Chamber and moving to Finland to be with his family. He discussed the rise of the far right, the Senate reforms, national security and more in an interview with The Hill Times.

Senator Vern White was appointed to the Senate by Stephen Harper in 2012.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY PETER MAZEREEUW

September 29, 2022

Senator Vern White has resigned from the Red Chamber, effective Oct. 2, and will be rejoining his wife and 10-year-old daughter in Finland, where the family spent the past summer. White's wife Sari hails from Finland and has family there. White told The Hill Times that his daughter is flue...

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