The Canadian Press: Carney told reporters at a brief news conference at the NATO summit in Turkiye that Pitfield is an entrepreneur and philanthropist with strong knowledge about technology.
“We look at the Senate as a whole and what the competencies are — and obviously familiarity with government, familiarity with legislative processes are helpful — but we want some core competencies in there as well,” Carney said.
Carney announced changes to the selection process Tuesday, including the removal of a non-partisan rule introduced by former prime minister Justin Trudeau…