Partisan Play: Carney's Unconventional Appointment Gambit Mark Carney's decision to appoint Tom Pitfield, his principal secretary, and Conservative MP Richard Martel to the Senate sends shockwaves through the upper house.
This move marks a significant shift in partisan politics, as it removes the "non partisan criterion" that defined appointments under Justin Trudeau.
The removal of this criterion undermines Trudeau's efforts to create an apolitical Senate, free from party interests and beholden only to the government of the day.