The Canadian Press: Non-affiliated Sen. Marilou McPhedran told The Canadian Press she’s convinced the vacancies point to “the end of an era.”
“This is the end of senators being appointed through what is largely a community-driven selection process at arm’s length from the patronage of the Prime Minister’s Office,” she said. “It’s going to go back to cronyism.”
She said patronage is a much more efficient way to govern, and that Carney is “nothing if not efficient.”…