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Senator Richards leaves the Red Chamber with only a few regrets

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Conservative Senator David Adams Richards, who's also an award-winning novelist from New Brunswick, will retire from the Senate on Oct. 17.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

October 15, 2025

Conservative Senator David Adams Richards has a couple of regrets from his eight years in the Red Chamber.

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