Incoming senator Tony Ince talks liberation from party apparatus, ‘whirlwind’ first days

Once he’s officially sworn in, the former Nova Scotia Liberal minister will be the first Black man to hold a seat in the Senate since 2017.

Incoming Nova Scotia senator Tony Ince, left, with Halifax's Crystal Mulder, Tracey-Jones Grant, and former Nova Scotia MLA Ali Duale at a 2024 Black History Month event in Ottawa. Photograph courtesy of Tony Ince

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

March 19, 2025

One of five individuals named to the Senate as part of the last batch of appointments announced by now-former prime minister Justin Trudeau on March 7, former Nova Scotia minister Tony Ince says he’s ready for the challenge and “opportunity” of working outside a politi...

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