New Senate Appointments Board members say they’re looking for ‘well-rounded’ Senators, ‘not sort of single-issue folks’

Eleven new members have been named to the Independent Advisory Board for Senate Appointments, which the feds say will focus on recruiting expertise in trade, finance, AI, technology, and diplomacy.
Mark Carney has appointed only four Senators since becoming prime minister in April 2025, and his government only re-staffed the Independent Advisory Board for Senate appointments on July 15. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
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BY ELEANOR WAND
August 21, 2026

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first picks for the Independent Advisory Board for Senate Appointments are preparing to start work after the body was understaffed for months, and new members say they’re looking for "well-rounded" Red Chamber candidates, not "sort of single-...

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