Prime Minister Justin Trudeau named two new senators on Saturday, with broadcaster Charles Adler and┬аhealth-care executive Tracy Muggli┬аjoining the ranks of members of Canada’s upper legislative chamber.
“The Senate of Canada will be stronger with its newest independent senators. Mr.┬аAdler and Ms.┬аMuggli┬аwill put their vast experience and knowledge to work for all Canadians in their new roles,” Trudeau said in a news release.
Adler, a refugee from Hungary, has been a broadcaster and writer for decades. An Emmy award winner, he has been a prominent political commentator┬аthroughout his career as a journalist. He will represent Manitoba in the Senate.
Muggli is a health-care executive in Saskatoon and has worked with and served on the boards of numerous organizations in the health and social services sector.
In 2016, Trudeau instituted a new appointments process that relies on an independent advisory┬аboard.
Formally, the Governor General appoints senators┬аbut acts under the advice of the prime minister.
Trudeau has now appointed 84 senators under the new process. The vast majority of senators┬аsit in one of several independent groupings in the chamber. A number of senators form a Conservative caucus in the Senate.
