With seven Upper Chamber vacancies, PCO won’t say how new Senators will be appointed as Senate advisory board loses more members

Prime Minister Mark Carney has not made it clear how he will move ahead with appointing Senators. But others say he's got 'bigger fish to fry' right now.

Prime Minister Mark Carney has not appointed members to an advisory board that makes recommendations on Senate appointments. The board is nearly empty after the terms of most members expired. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY TESSIE SANCI

February 9, 2026

With seven vacant seats and a nearly empty advisory board that made recommendations for Senate appointments, the Privy Council Office continues to avoid answering questions about how Prime Minister Mark Carney will approach filling seats in the Upper Chamber.

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