Membertou’s Dan Christmas Appointed To Senate

by Bobby NockOctober 27, 2016

Membetou band senior advisor Dan Christmas is one of nine people Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has recommended to fill Senate vacancies, today.

Christmas is joining five women and three men chosen through a new, non-partisan process.

Under the new arm’s length process, Canadians were asked to apply to fill 21 vacancies in the Senate.

More than 2,700 Canadians applied.

Trudeau is poised to announce two more batches of Senate appointments within days to fill the remaining 12 empty seats.

When he’s finished, there’ll be 44 independent senators, 40 Conservatives and 21 independent Liberals.

Bobby Nock

Bobby grew up in Whycocomagh before moving to Halifax to attend university where he earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Journalism degree. After university, Bobby moved back to Cape Breton where he began working as a freelance journalist and has done work for both print media and as a broadcast journalist. As the News Director, Bobby Nock will get your day started by bringing you information that helps connect you to the community with all the latest in local news.

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