Government of Canada announces appointments to the Independent Advisory Board for Senate Appointments

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The Government of Canada announces appointments to the Independent Advisory Board for Senate Appointments, an independent and non-partisan body whose mandate is to provide non-binding, merit-based recommendations to the Prime Minister on Senate appointments.

Ottawa, Ontario, February 14, 2024 – Today, the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs, announced the appointment of six new members to the Independent Advisory Board for Senate Appointments (the Advisory Board).

The Advisory Board is an independent and non-partisan body mandated to provide the Prime Minister with merit-based, non-binding recommendations on Senate appointments.

The appointees will represent their respective provinces and territory on the Advisory Board for two years. Their appointments can be renewed at the end of their two-year tenure.

  • Sofia Mirza for Manitoba – King’s Counsel lawyer and partner with Fillmore Riley LLP, well-regarded speaker on immigration law, and member of several boards, including Manitoba’s Advisory Council on Economic Immigration and Settlement.
  • Ash Modha for Manitoba – Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Mondetta Clothing, active community leader, and co-chair of the Manitoba Premier’s Business and Job Council.
  • Jennifer Molloy for Saskatchewan – Chief Executive Officer of the Royal University Hospital Foundation, active volunteer in the community, and former President of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (Saskatoon Chapter).
  • Dale Eisler for Saskatchewan – Former federal public service executive, former journalist, award-winning author, senior policy fellow at the Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy at the University of Regina, and Principal of the Anton Group.
  • Jeremiah Groves for Nunavut – Executive Director of the Qikiqtani Inuit Association, former Director of Operations with Qikiqtaaluk Corporation and avid outdoorsman deeply committed to traditional Inuit culture and values.
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