Nova Scotian Appointed To Senate

by Bobby NockDecember 4, 2017

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has appointed a Nova Scotian to the Senate.

Independent Mary Coyle will be the eighth Senator from the province in the Red Chamber.

Trudeau also appointed Mary Jane McCallum from Manitoba.

In a statement, Coyle is said to be a long-time champion for women’s leadership, gender equality and Indigenous rights.

She has been the executive director of the Frank McKenna Centre for Leadership at St. FX since 2014.

Trudeau has now appointed 30 people to the Senate.

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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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