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Senator Brent Cotter says goodbye after nearly five years in the Red Chamber

Plus, meet nine exceptional Canadians—including a retired chief of defence staff, former head of Elections Canada, and an ex-envoy to China—who were inducted into the Order of Canada on Dec. 18.

ISG Senator Brent Cotter, right, pictured with PSG Senator Pierre Dalphond in 2022. Cotter retired from the Red Chamber on Dec. 18.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

December 20, 2024

“Joyous” is how now-retired Independent senator Brent Cotter described his time in the Senate—a fitting adjective given the holiday season.

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