The Globe and Mail: Leo Housakos, the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, announced that independent Senator Jim Quinn is joining the Conservative Senate caucus.
…On Tuesday, the Prime Minister officially dropped “non-partisanship” as a criterion for Senate appointees. At the same time, he appointed veteran Liberal strategist Tom Pitfield, who was also his principal secretary, to the chamber.
In addition to naming Mr. Pitfield to the Senate, Mr. Carney appointed Richard Martel, who, until Tuesday, was a Conservative MP, as well as New Brunswick’s Dr. Rodney Ouellette and Manitoba’s Geeta Tucker, a corporate executive…