List of senators in the 41st Parliament of Canada

This is a list of members of the Senate of Canada in the 41st Canadian Parliament.

The province of Quebec has 24 Senate divisions which are constitutionally mandated. In all other provinces, a Senate division is strictly an optional designation of the senator's own choosing, and has no real constitutional or legal standing. A senator who does not choose a special senate division is designated a senator for the province at large.

Names in bold indicate senators in the 28th Canadian Ministry.[1]

List of senators

[2] Name Party Province (Division) Date appointed Appointed by Left office Reason Start End
  Raynell Andreychuk Conservative Saskatchewan March 11, 1993 Mulroney August 14, 2019 Retirement Yes Yes
  W. David Angus Conservative Quebec (Alma) June 10, 1993 Mulroney July 21, 2012 Retirement Yes No
  Salma Ataullahjan Conservative Ontario July 9, 2010 Harper Incumbent Yes Yes
  George Baker Liberal Newfoundland and Labrador March 26, 2002 Chrétien September 4, 2017 Retirement Yes Yes
  Liberal (Senate caucus)
  Tommy Banks Liberal Alberta (Edmonton) April 7, 2000 Chrétien December 17, 2011 Retirement Yes No
  Denise Batters Conservative Saskatchewan January 25, 2013 Harper Incumbent No Yes
  Diane Bellemare Conservative Quebec (Alma) September 6, 2012 Harper Incumbent No Yes
  Lynn Beyak Conservative Ontario January 25, 2013 Harper Incumbent No Yes
  Doug Black Conservative Alberta January 25, 2013 Harper Incumbent No Yes
  Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu Conservative Quebec (La Salle) January 29, 2010 Harper Incumbent Yes Yes
  David Braley Conservative Ontario May 20, 2010 Harper November 30, 2013 Resignation Yes No
  Patrick Brazeau Conservative Quebec (Repentigny) January 8, 2009 Harper Incumbent Yes Yes
  Independent
  Bert Brown Conservative Alberta July 10, 2007 Harper March 22, 2013 Retirement Yes No
  JoAnne Buth Conservative Manitoba January 6, 2012 Harper August 10, 2014 Resignation No No
  Catherine Callbeck Liberal Prince Edward Island September 23, 1997 Chrétien July 25, 2014 Retirement Yes No
  Liberal (Senate caucus)
  Larry Campbell Liberal British Columbia (Vancouver) August 2, 2005 Martin Incumbent Yes Yes
  Liberal (Senate caucus)
  Claude Carignan Conservative Quebec (Mille Isles) August 27, 2009 Harper Incumbent Yes Yes
  Sharon Carstairs Liberal Manitoba September 15, 1994 Chrétien October 17, 2011 Resignation Yes No
  Andrée Champagne Conservative Quebec (Grandville) August 2, 2005 Martin July 17, 2014 Retirement Yes No
  Maria Chaput Liberal Manitoba December 12, 2002 Chrétien March 1, 2016 Resignation Yes Yes
  Liberal (Senate caucus)
  Marie-P. Charette-Poulin Liberal Ontario September 22, 1995 Chrétien April 17, 2015 Resignation Yes No
  Liberal (Senate caucus)
  Ethel Cochrane Conservative Newfoundland and Labrador November 17, 1986 Mulroney September 23, 2012 Retirement Yes No
  Gerald J. Comeau Conservative Nova Scotia August 30, 1990 Mulroney November 30, 2013 Resignation Yes No
  Anne Cools Independent Ontario (Toronto-Centre-York) January 13, 1984 Trudeau August 12, 2018 Retirement Yes Yes
  Jane Cordy Liberal Nova Scotia June 9, 2000 Chrétien Incumbent Yes Yes
  Liberal (Senate caucus)
  Jim Cowan Liberal Nova Scotia (Halifax) March 24, 2005 Martin January 22, 2017 Retirement Yes Yes
  Liberal (Senate caucus)
  Jean-Guy Dagenais Conservative Quebec January 17, 2012 Harper Incumbent No Yes
  Roméo Dallaire Liberal Quebec (Gulf) March 24, 2005 Martin June 17, 2014 Resignation Yes No
  Liberal (Senate caucus)
  Dennis Dawson Liberal Quebec (Lauzon) August 2, 2005 Martin Incumbent Yes Yes
  Liberal (Senate caucus)
  Joseph A. Day Liberal New Brunswick (Saint John-Kennebecasis) October 4, 2001 Chrétien Incumbent Yes Yes
  Liberal (Senate caucus)
  Pierre De Bané Liberal Quebec (De la Vallière) June 29, 1984 Trudeau August 2, 2013 Retirement Yes No
  Jacques Demers Conservative Quebec (Rigaud) August 27, 2009 Harper August 25, 2019 Retirement Yes Yes
  Fred Dickson Conservative Nova Scotia (Halifax) January 2, 2009 Harper February 9, 2012 Death Yes No
  Consiglio Di Nino Conservative Ontario August 30, 1990 Mulroney June 30, 2012 Resignation Yes No
  Percy Downe Liberal Prince Edward Island (Charlottetown) June 26, 2003 Chrétien Incumbent Yes Yes
  Liberal (Senate caucus)
  Norman Doyle Conservative Newfoundland and Labrador January 6, 2012 Harper Incumbent No Yes
  Mike Duffy Conservative Prince Edward Island (Cavendish) January 2, 2009 Harper Incumbent Yes Yes
  Independent
  Lillian Dyck Liberal Saskatchewan (North Battleford) March 24, 2005 Martin Incumbent Yes Yes
  Liberal (Senate caucus)
  Nicole Eaton Conservative Ontario (Caledon) January 2, 2009 Harper Incumbent Yes Yes
  Art Eggleton Liberal Ontario (Toronto) March 24, 2005 Martin September 29, 2018 Retirement Yes Yes
  Liberal (Senate caucus)
  Tobias C. Enverga Conservative Ontario September 6, 2012 Harper November 16, 2017 Death No Yes
  Joyce Fairbairn Liberal Alberta (Lethbridge) June 29, 1984 Trudeau January 18, 2013 Resignation Yes No
  Doug Finley Conservative Ontario August 27, 2009 Harper May 11, 2013 Death Yes No
  Suzanne Fortin-Duplessis Conservative Quebec (Rougemont) January 14, 2009 Harper June 20, 2015 Retirement Yes No
  Francis Fox Liberal Quebec (Victoria) August 29, 2005 Martin December 2, 2011 Resignation Yes No
  Joan Fraser Liberal Quebec (De Lorimier) September 17, 1998 Chrétien February 2, 2018 Resignation Yes Yes
  Liberal (Senate caucus)
  Linda Frum Conservative Ontario August 27, 2009 Harper Incumbent Yes Yes
  George Furey Liberal Newfoundland and Labrador August 11, 1999 Chrétien May 12, 2023 Retirement Yes Yes
  Liberal (Senate caucus)
  Irving Gerstein Conservative Ontario (Toronto) January 2, 2009 Harper February 10, 2016 Retirement Yes Yes
  Stephen Greene Conservative Nova Scotia (Halifax — The Citadel) January 2, 2009 Harper Incumbent Yes Yes
  Mac Harb Liberal Ontario September 9, 2003 Chrétien August 26, 2013 Resignation Yes No
  Independent
  Céline Hervieux-Payette Liberal Quebec (Bedford) March 21, 1995 Chrétien April 22, 2016 Retirement Yes Yes
  Liberal (Senate caucus)
  Leo Housakos Conservative Quebec (Wellington) January 8, 2009 Harper Incumbent Yes Yes
  Elizabeth Hubley Liberal Prince Edward Island March 8, 2001 Chrétien September 8, 2017 Retirement Yes Yes
  Liberal (Senate caucus)
  Mobina Jaffer Liberal British Columbia June 13, 2001 Chrétien Incumbent Yes Yes
  Liberal (Senate caucus)
  Janis Johnson Conservative Manitoba (Winnipeg - Interlake) September 27, 1990 Mulroney September 27, 2016 Resignation Yes Yes
  Serge Joyal Liberal Québec (Kennebec) November 26, 1997 Chrétien Incumbent Yes Yes
  Liberal (Senate caucus)
  Colin Kenny Liberal Ontario (Rideau) June 29, 1984 Trudeau February 2, 2018 Resignation Yes Yes
  Independent
  Liberal (Senate caucus)
  Noël Kinsella Conservative New Brunswick (Fredericton-York-Sunbury) September 12, 1990 Mulroney November 27, 2014 Retirement Yes No
  Vim Kochhar Conservative Ontario January 29, 2010 Harper September 21, 2011 Retirement Yes No
  Daniel Lang Conservative Yukon (Whitehorse) January 2, 2009 Harper August 15, 2017 Resignation Yes Yes
  Marjory LeBreton Conservative Ontario June 18, 1993 Mulroney July 4, 2015 Retirement Yes No
  Rose-Marie Losier-Cool Liberal New Brunswick (Tracadie) March 21, 1995 Chrétien June 18, 2012 Retirement Yes No
  Sandra Lovelace Nicholas Liberal New Brunswick September 21, 2005 Martin Incumbent Yes Yes
  Liberal (Senate caucus)
  Michael L. MacDonald Conservative Nova Scotia (Dartmouth) January 2, 2009 Harper Incumbent Yes Yes
  Frank Mahovlich Liberal Ontario June 11, 1998 Chrétien January 10, 2013 Retirement Yes No
  Ghislain Maltais Conservative Quebec January 6, 2012 Harper April 22, 2019 Retirement No Yes
  Fabian Manning Conservative Newfoundland and Labrador May 25, 2011 Harper Incumbent No Yes
  Elizabeth Marshall Conservative Newfoundland and Labrador January 29, 2010 Harper Incumbent Yes Yes
  Yonah Martin Conservative British Columbia (Vancouver) January 2, 2009 Harper Incumbent Yes Yes
  Paul J. Massicotte Liberal Quebec (De Lanaudière) June 26, 2003 Chrétien Incumbent Yes Yes
  Liberal (Senate caucus)
  Elaine McCoy Progressive Conservative Alberta (Calgary) March 24, 2005 Martin Incumbent Yes Yes
  Independent Progressive Conservative
  Tom McInnis Conservative Nova Scotia September 6, 2012 Harper Incumbent No Yes
  Paul McIntyre Conservative New Brunswick September 6, 2012 Harper Incumbent No Yes
  Michael Meighen Conservative Ontario (St. Marys) September 27, 1990 Mulroney February 6, 2012 Resignation Yes No
  Terry Mercer Liberal Nova Scotia (Northend Halifax) November 7, 2003 Chrétien Incumbent Yes Yes
  Liberal (Senate caucus)
  Pana Merchant Liberal Saskatchewan December 12, 2002 Chrétien March 31, 2017 Resignation Yes Yes
  Liberal (Senate caucus)
  Don Meredith Conservative Ontario December 20, 2010 Harper May 10, 2017 Resignation Yes Yes
  Independent
  Grant Mitchell Liberal Alberta (Edmonton) March 24, 2005 Martin Incumbent Yes Yes
  Liberal (Senate caucus)
  Percy Mockler Conservative New Brunswick (St. Leonard) January 2, 2009 Harper Incumbent Yes Yes
  Wilfred P. Moore Liberal Nova Scotia (Stanhope St./Bluenose) September 26, 1996 Chrétien January 14, 2017 Retirement Yes Yes
  Liberal (Senate caucus)
  Jim Munson Liberal Ontario (Ottawa/Rideau Canal) December 10, 2003 Chrétien Incumbent Yes Yes
  Liberal (Senate caucus)
  Lowell Murray Progressive Conservative Ontario (Pakenham) September 13, 1979 Clark September 26, 2011 Retirement Yes No
  Nancy Ruth Conservative Ontario (Toronto) March 24, 2005 Martin January 6, 2017 Retirement Yes Yes
  Richard Neufeld Conservative British Columbia (Charlie Lake) January 2, 2009 Harper Incumbent Yes Yes
  Thanh Hai Ngo Conservative Ontario September 6, 2012 Harper Incumbent No Yes
  Pierre Claude Nolin Conservative Quebec (De Salaberry) June 18, 1993 Mulroney April 23, 2015 Death Yes No
  Kelvin Ogilvie Conservative Nova Scotia (Annapolis Valley - Hants) August 27, 2009 Harper November 6, 2017 Retirement Yes Yes
  Victor Oh Conservative Ontario January 25, 2013 Harper Incumbent No Yes
  Donald Oliver Conservative Nova Scotia (South Shore) September 7, 1990 Mulroney November 16, 2013 Retirement Yes No
  Dennis Patterson Conservative Nunavut August 27, 2009 Harper Incumbent Yes Yes
  Lucie Pépin Liberal Quebec (Shawinigan) April 8, 1997 Chrétien September 7, 2011 Retirement Yes No
  Robert Peterson Liberal Saskatchewan (Regina) March 24, 2005 Martin October 19, 2012 Retirement Yes No
  Don Plett Conservative Manitoba (Landmark) August 27, 2009 Harper Incumbent Yes Yes
  Rose-May Poirier Conservative New Brunswick (Saint-Louis-de-Kent) February 28, 2010 Harper Incumbent Yes Yes
  Vivienne Poy Liberal Ontario (Toronto) September 17, 1998 Chrétien September 17, 2012 Resignation Yes No
  Nancy Greene Raine Conservative British Columbia (Sun Peaks) January 2, 2009 Harper May 11, 2018 Retirement Yes Yes
  Pierrette Ringuette Liberal New Brunswick December 12, 2002 Chrétien Incumbent Yes Yes
  Liberal (Senate caucus)
  Michel Rivard Conservative Quebec (The Laurentides) January 2, 2009 Harper August 7, 2016 Retirement Yes Yes
  Jean-Claude Rivest Independent Quebec (Stadacona) March 11, 1993 Mulroney January 31, 2015 Resignation Yes No
  Fernand Robichaud Liberal New Brunswick (Saint Louis de Kent) September 23, 1997 Chrétien December 2, 2014 Retirement Yes No
  Liberal (Senate caucus)
  Bill Rompkey Liberal Newfoundland and Labrador (North West River) September 22, 1995 Chrétien May 13, 2011 Retirement Yes No
  Bob Runciman Conservative Ontario January 29, 2010 Harper August 10, 2017 Retirement Yes Yes
  Judith Seidman Conservative Québec (De la Durantaye) August 27, 2009 Harper Incumbent Yes Yes
  Hugh Segal Conservative Ontario (Kingston) August 2, 2005 Martin June 15, 2014 Resignation Yes No
  Asha Seth Conservative Ontario January 6, 2012 Harper December 15, 2014 Retirement No No
  Nick Sibbeston Liberal Northwest Territories September 2, 1999 Chrétien November 21, 2017 Resignation Yes Yes
  Liberal (Senate caucus)
  David P. Smith Liberal Ontario (Cobourg) June 25, 2002 Chrétien May 16, 2016 Retirement Yes Yes
  Liberal (Senate caucus)
  Larry Smith Conservative Quebec (Saurel) May 25, 2011 Harper Incumbent No Yes
  Gerry St. Germain Conservative British Columbia (Langley-Pemberton-Whistler) June 23, 1993 Mulroney November 6, 2012 Retirement Yes No
  Carolyn Stewart Olsen Conservative New Brunswick August 27, 2009 Harper Incumbent Yes Yes
  Terry Stratton Conservative Manitoba (Red River) March 25, 1993 Mulroney March 16, 2013 Retirement Yes No
  Scott Tannas Conservative Alberta March 25, 2013 Harper Incumbent No Yes
  Claudette Tardif Liberal Alberta (Edmonton) March 24, 2005 Martin February 2, 2018 Resignation Yes Yes
  Liberal (Senate caucus)
  David Tkachuk Conservative Saskatchewan June 8, 1993 Mulroney Incumbent Yes Yes
  Betty Unger Conservative Alberta January 6, 2012 Harper August 21, 2018 Retirement No Yes
  Josée Verner Conservative Quebec (Montarville) June 13, 2011 Harper Incumbent No Yes
  John D. Wallace Conservative New Brunswick (Rothesay) January 2, 2009 Harper February 1, 2017 Resignation Yes Yes
  Pamela Wallin Conservative Saskatchewan (Kuroki Beach) January 2, 2009 Harper Incumbent Yes Yes
  Independent
  Charlie Watt Liberal Quebec (Inkerman) January 16, 1984 Trudeau March 16, 2018 Resignation Yes Yes
  Liberal (Senate caucus)
  David Wells Conservative Newfoundland and Labrador January 25, 2013 Harper Incumbent No Yes
  Vernon White Conservative Ontario February 20, 2012 Harper Incumbent No Yes
  Rod Zimmer Liberal Manitoba (Winnipeg) August 2, 2005 Martin August 2, 2013 Resignation Yes No

Resignations, retirements, deaths, and floor crossing

Left Senate during the 41st Parliament

Date Name Party Province (Division) Details
  May 13, 2011 William Rompkey Liberal Newfoundland and Labrador Reached mandatory retirement age of 75
  September 7, 2011 Lucie Pépin Liberal Quebec (Shawinigan) Reached mandatory retirement age of 75
  September 21, 2011 Vim Kochhar Conservative Ontario Reached mandatory retirement age of 75
  September 26, 2011 Lowell Murray Progressive Conservative Ontario (Pakenham) Reached mandatory retirement age of 75
  October 17, 2011 Sharon Carstairs Liberal Manitoba Resigned
  December 2, 2011 Francis Fox Liberal Quebec (Victoria) Resigned
  December 17, 2011 Tommy Banks Liberal Alberta (Edmonton) Reached mandatory retirement age of 75
  February 6, 2012 Michael Meighen Conservative Ontario Resigned
  February 9, 2012 Fred Dickson Conservative Nova Scotia Death
  June 18, 2012 Rose-Marie Losier-Cool Liberal New Brunswick (Tracadie) Reached mandatory retirement age of 75
  June 30, 2012 Consiglio Di Nino Conservative Ontario Resigned
  July 21, 2012 W. David Angus Conservative Quebec (Alma) Reached mandatory retirement age of 75
  September 17, 2012 Vivienne Poy Liberal Ontario (Toronto) Resigned
  September 23, 2012 Ethel Cochrane Conservative Newfoundland and Labrador Reached mandatory retirement age of 75
  October 19, 2012 Robert Peterson Liberal Saskatchewan (Regina) Reached mandatory retirement age of 75
  November 6, 2012 Gerry St. Germain Conservative British Columbia (Langley-Pemberton-Whistler) Reached mandatory retirement age of 75
  January 10, 2013 Frank Mahovlich Liberal Ontario Reached mandatory retirement age of 75
  January 18, 2013 Joyce Fairbairn Liberal Alberta (Lethbridge) Resigned
  March 16, 2013 Terry Stratton Conservative Manitoba (Red River) Reached mandatory retirement age of 75
  March 22, 2013 Bert Brown Conservative Alberta Reached mandatory retirement age of 75
  May 11, 2013 Doug Finley Conservative Ontario Death
  August 2, 2013 Pierre de Bané Liberal Quebec Reached mandatory retirement age of 75
  August 2, 2013 Rod Zimmer Liberal Manitoba Resigned due to health issues[3]
  August 26, 2013 Mac Harb Independent Ontario Resigned due to expense scandal.[4]
  November 16, 2013 Donald Oliver Conservative Nova Scotia (South Shore) Reached mandatory retirement age of 75
  November 30, 2013 Gerald J. Comeau Conservative Nova Scotia Resigned[5]
  November 30, 2013 David Braley Conservative Ontario Resigned[6]
  June 15, 2014 Hugh Segal Conservative Ontario Resigned
  June 17, 2014 Romeo Dallaire Liberal Quebec (Gulf) Resigned
  July 17, 2014 Andrée Champagne Conservative Quebec (Grandville) Reached mandatory retirement age of 75
  July 25, 2014 Catherine Callbeck Liberal Prince Edward Island Reached mandatory retirement age of 75
  August 10, 2014 JoAnne Buth Conservative Manitoba Resigned[7]
  November 27, 2014 Noël Kinsella Conservative New Brunswick (Fredericton-York-Sunbury) Reached mandatory retirement age of 75
  December 2, 2014 Fernand Robichaud Liberal New Brunswick (Saint Louis de Kent) Reached mandatory retirement age of 75
  December 15, 2014 Asha Seth Conservative Ontario Reached mandatory retirement age of 75
  January 31, 2015 Jean-Claude Rivest Independent Quebec (Stadacona) Resignation
  April 17, 2015 Marie-P. Charette-Poulin Liberal (Senate caucus) Ontario Resignation due to illness
  April 23, 2015 Pierre Claude Nolin Conservative Quebec (De Salaberry) Death
  June 20, 2015 Suzanne Fortin-Duplessis Conservative Quebec (Rougemont) Reached mandatory retirement age of 75
  July 4, 2015 Marjory LeBreton Conservative Ontario Reached mandatory retirement age of 75

Changes in party affiliation during the 41st Parliament

Date Name Party (subsequent) Party (previous) Details
  February 7, 2013 Patrick Brazeau Independent Conservative Conservative whip withdrawn
  February 11, 2013 Elaine McCoy Independent Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative [8]
  May 9, 2013 Mac Harb Independent Liberal Resigned Liberal whip
  May 16, 2013 Mike Duffy Independent Conservative Resigned Conservative whip[9]
  May 17, 2013 Pamela Wallin Independent Conservative Resigned Conservative whip[10]
  November 21, 2013 Colin Kenny Independent Liberal Withdrew from Liberal caucus after sexual harassment complaint.[11][12]
  January 29, 2014 All 32 Liberal senators Liberal (Senate caucus) Liberal All Liberal senators are removed from parliament caucus.[13]
  June 30, 2014 Colin Kenny Liberal (Senate caucus) Independent Invited back into Liberal caucus.[12]
  June 15, 2015 Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu Independent Conservative Resigned from caucus due to RCMP investigation into his expenses.[14]
  June 17, 2015 Don Meredith Independent Conservative Conservative whip withdrawn

Party standings since the election

The party standings have changed as follows since the election of the 41st Parliament on May 2, 2011:

May 2, 2011 – May 9, 2013
Number of members
per party by date 		2011 2012 2013
May 2 May 13 May 25 Jun 13 Sep 7 Sep 21 Sep 26 Oct 17 Dec 2 Dec 17 Jan 6 Jan 17 Feb 6 Feb 9 Feb 20 Jun 18 Jun 30 Jul 21 Sep 6 Sep 17 Sep 23 Oct 19 Nov 6 Jan 10 Jan 18 Jan 25 Feb 7 Feb 11 Mar 16 Mar 22 Mar 25
Conservative 52 54 55 54 59 60 59 58 59 58 57 62 61 60 65 64 63 62 63
Liberal 46 45 44 43 42 41 40 39 38 37 36
Independent 2 3
Senate Progressive Conservative Caucus 2 1 0
  Independent Progressive Conservative 0 1
  Total members 102 101 103 104 103 102 101 100 99 98 103 104 103 102 103 102 101 100 105 104 103 102 101 100 99 104 103 102 103
Vacant 3 4 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 2 1 2 3 2 3 4 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 2
  Government majority 2 3 5 6 7 6 7 8 9 10 15 16 15 14 15 16 15 14 19 20 19 20 19 20 21 26 24 23 22 23
May 9, 2013 – present
Number of members
per party by date 		2013 2014 2015
May 9 May 11 May 16 May 17 Aug 2 Aug 26 Nov 16 Nov 21 Nov 30 Jan 29 Jun 15 Jun 17 Jun 30 Jul 17 Jul 25 Aug 10 Nov 27 Dec 2 Dec 15 Jan 31 Apr 17 Apr 23 Jun 15 Jun 17 Jun 20 Jul 4
Conservative 63 62 61 60 59 57 56 55 54 53 52 51 50 49 48 47
Liberal 35 33 32 0
Senate Liberal Caucus 0 32 31 32 31 30 29
Independent 4 5 6 5 6 5 4 5 6
  Independent Progressive Conservative 1
  Total members 103 102 100 99 98 96 95 94 93 92 91 90 89 88 87 86 85 84 83
Vacant 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
  Government majority 23 22 20 18 20 21 20 18 17 18 17 18 17 16 17 16 17 18 16 15 13 12 11

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Senators: 41st Parliament of Canada". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved May 13, 2011.
  3. ^ Canadian Press (August 6, 2013). "Liberal Rod Zimmer resigns from Senate for health reasons". The Star. Toronto. Retrieved August 6, 2013.
  4. ^ "Mac Harb resigns from Senate, repays eight years' worth of expenses". CTV News. August 26, 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
  5. ^ "Gerald Comeau announces early retirement from Senate". CBC News. November 20, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  6. ^ "Hamilton senator David Braley resigns". CBC News. December 3, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  7. ^ "JoAnne Buth leaves Senate to return to her "roots" in agriculture". The Canadian Press. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
  8. ^ "McCoy, The Hon. Elaine". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  9. ^ "Senator Mike Duffy quits Tory caucus". CBC News. CBC/Radio-Canada. May 16, 2013. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  10. ^ "Senator Pamela Wallin leaves Conservative caucus". CBC News. CBC/Radio-Canada. May 17, 2013. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  11. ^ "Senator Colin Kenny resigns from Liberal caucus over investigation into sexual harassment allegations". National Post. November 21, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
  12. ^ a b "Kenny, The Hon. Colin". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
  13. ^ "Justin Trudeau removes senators from Liberal caucus". CBC. January 29, 2014. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  14. ^ "uebec senator says he's leaving Conservative caucus". Toronto Star. June 4, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2015.