‘Soft-power position’: new Senate government representative keys in on non-partisan role as head of bigger team

The Government Representative’s Office is adding two Senators to its ranks, growing to a five-member team under the new leadership of Senator Pierre Moreau.

Senator Pierre Moreau says his role is a 'link' between the government and the Upper Chamber, and it's his job to convince Senators, not whip votes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY ELEANOR WAND

September 29, 2025

Former Quebec Liberal minister turned government representative in the Senate Pierre Moreau says it’s “impossible” to whip votes in the Red Chamber, and it’s not his job to be a partisan voice for the Liberals, as he readies the body for an "ambitious legislative age...

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