Colin Kenny
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| Hon. Colin Kenny | |
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| Assumed office June 29, 1984 |
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| Born | December 10, 1943 Montreal, Quebec |
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| Political party | Liberal |
| Profession | Business executive |
James Colin Ramsey Kenny (born December 10, 1943) is a Canadian Senator.
Born in Montreal, Quebec, Colin received his high school education at Bishop's College School. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1966 from Norwich University. In 1967, he received a Public Service Fellowship from the Tuck School of Business.
Kenny's political career began in 1968 when he served as executive director of the Liberal Party of Canada in Ontario. He was on the staff of the Prime Minister's Office from 1970 until 1979, and rose to the position of policy advisor and assistant Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau.
Following the Liberal government's defeat in the 1979 election, he worked as an executive with Dome Petroleum, until being appointed to the Senate on the recommendation of Trudeau in 1984.
As a member of the Upper House, Kenny has been active in writing anti-smoking legislation and legislation encouraging the use of alternative fuels. He has also represented Canada as a delegate to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
In the fall of 2006 when, as chair of the senate committee on National Security and Defence, Kenny organized a committee tour to Afghanistan despite being warned against doing so by the Canadian military. As a result, Kenny, fellow committee members and staffers were forced to conduct their research from Dubai reportedly at a cost of $150,000. Kenny further ignited controversy when the committee reprimanded a senate staffer for bringing to light the expenses of the trip.
See also List of Ontario senators.
[edit] References
- Canadian Who's Who 1997 entry. University of Toronto Press.
- Taylor, Adam. Free-spending Colin Kenny could tip scales for reform. Retrieved on 2007-08-19.
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