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Carney denies Senate appointment for Liberal organizer was patronage

Western Standard

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July 11, 2026

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Carney denies Senate appointment for Liberal organizer was patronage

Prime Minister Mark Carney is rejecting accusations that the appointment of longtime Liberal organizer Tom Pitfield to the Senate was political patronage, insisting the new senator was chosen for his expertise rather than his role in the Liberal Party.

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CityNews Montreal

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· Jul 9, 2026

Why is PM Carney putting a Conservative in the senate?

Prime Minister Mark Carney has made his first Senate appointments — including a sitting Conservative MP and the PM’s former principal secretary. When Justin Trudeau became prime minister, he ended the practice of making partisan appointments to the Senate, kicking every Liberal senator out of his caucus, and creating an independent panel to make senate [] The post Why is PM Carney putting a Conservative in the senate? appeared first on CityNews Montreal.

Nepal News

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· Jul 8, 2026

कोसी प्रदेशसभामा विनियोजन विधेयक बहुमतले पारित

विराटनगर। कोसी प्रदेशसभाको आज बसेको बैठकमा ‘आर्थिक वर्ष २०८३/८४ को सेवा र कार्यका लागि कोशी प्रदेश सञ्चित कोषबाट रकम विनियोजन तथा खर्च गर्ने सम्बन्धमा व्यवस्था गर्न बनेको विधेयक, २०८३’ बहुमतले पारित भएको छ। सो विधेयक कोशी प्रदेशका आर्थिक मामिला तथा योजनामन्त्री विदुरकुमार लिंथेपले सदनमा पारित गरियोस् भनी गरेको प्रस्तावमा सभामुख अम्बरबहादुर विष्टले निर्णयार्थ प्रस्तुत गर्दा []

Western Standard

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· Jul 11, 2026

Carney appoints Liberal organizer to Senate amid past scrutiny over taxpayer-funded contracts

Prime Minister Mark Carney has appointed longtime Liberal organizer Thomas Pitfield to the Senate, a move that revives questions about past taxpayer-funded contracts awarded to a company he co-founded.

CBC News

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· Jul 7, 2026

Carney appoints one of his top advisers and a Conservative MP to Senate

Carney appoints one of his top advisers and a Conservative MP to Senate

Florida Politics

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· Jun 27, 2026

‘The kind of leader House Democrats need’: Jim Clyburn backs Kendrick Meek Jr. in CD 24 race

‘Kendrick isn't asking voters to elect him because of his last name. He's earned this opportunity through his own work.’ The post ‘The kind of leader House Democrats need’: Jim Clyburn backs Kendrick Meek Jr. in CD 24 race appeared first on Florida Politics - Campaigns Elections. Lobbying Government..

DNyuz

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· Jun 23, 2026

Ohio May Be the Sleeper Senate Race of the Midterms

Left: Democrat Sherrod Brown, a former U.S. senator, speaks at an event in Cleveland in May. Right: Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, speaks during an event in Washington in March. —Brown: Sue Ogrocki—AP; Huster: Jacquelyn Martin—AP Let’s call it a Red State Reset. A raft of klieg-light Senate candidates are driving coverage of Democrats looking to []

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Related coverage for "Carney denies Senate appointment for Liberal organizer was patronage ": CityNews Montreal — Why is PM Carney putting a Conservative in the senate?. Nepal News — कोसी प्रदेशसभामा विनियोजन विधेयक बहुमतले पारित. Western Standard — Carney appoints Liberal organizer to Senate amid past scrutiny over taxpayer-funded contracts. CBC News — Carney appoints one of his top advisers and a Conservative MP to Senate. Florida Politics — ‘The kind of leader House Democrats need’: Jim Clyburn backs Kendrick Meek Jr. in CD 24 race. DNyuz — Ohio May Be the Sleeper Senate Race of the Midterms