Trudeau appoints former top civil servant, medical association president as senators
announced the picks today after the two were recommended to him by the independent advisory board for appointments to the upper chamber.
Shugart, who will represent Ontario, stepped down as the clerk of the Privy Council in early 2021 to undergo cancer treatments and formally retired in May after a long public service career.Story continues below advertisement Trudeau also appointed him to the King’s Privy Council today, adding his name to a list that includes past and present cabinet ministers and people “honoured for their contributions to Canada,” according to the Prime Minister’s Office.
Osler, who will represent Manitoba, became the first female surgeon and the first racialized woman to hold the presidency at the Canadian Medical Association in 2018.WE scandal: Shugart says public service warned Auditor General ‘there would be mistakes’ amid coronavirus pandemic WE scandal: Shugart says public service warned Auditor General ‘there would be mistakes’ amid coronavirus pandemic – Aug 11, 2020
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