The Newfoundland and Labrador vacancy in the Senate has been filled, but there will be another empty seat in the Upper Chamber from this province come Friday.
That’s when George Furey, the Speaker, turns 75, which means mandatory retirement.
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A portrait of the country’s longest-serving Senator will be unveiled Thursday, one day before his retirement.
Political commentator Tim Powers, speaking on VOCM”s the Ottawa Report, says Senator Furey is well regarded across political lines.
Tim Powers (VOCM File Photo.)
There is no longer a Liberal Senate Caucus but Powers doesn’t expect him to slow down even in his retirement.
