Thursday, August 27, 2009

Harper names Tory pals to Senate
The Canadian Press
Aug 27, 2009

OTTAWA_ Prime Minister Stephen Harper has named nine new senators, including some of his Conservative friends.

The decision to name Tory campaign chair Doug Finley and other party insiders to the Upper House was slammed by the Liberals as ``Harpocrisy.''

When he was in opposition, Harper said he would never make patronage appointments to the Senate.

Among the Conservative appointees with close ties to Harper are Carolyn Stewart Olsen, his long-time communications aide, and party president Don Plett.

Finley will represent Ontario, Plett will represent Manitoba, and Stewart Olsen will represent New Brunswick.

James Morton
1100-5255 Yonge Street
Toronto, Ontario
M2N 6P4

416 225 2777

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

If Harper is going to get his Crime bill passed..how? There will not be enough Conservative Senators. He said that is the reason for putting his people in there.
The only way he will get a Majority in the Senate, is to get Majority government and put 8 yeears on the Senate and all the Liberals will have to step down

Joanne (True Blue) said...

Perhaps it's time for the Liberals to join the Conservatives on working toward Senate Reform.