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The Alberta legislature is calling for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to save the province’s two vacant Senate seats for the top two finishers in a non-binding October election.
Premier Jason Kenney said the UCP government motion to “urge the prime minister to respect the democratic voices of Albertans” and commit to appointing the province’s nominees is not a symbolic political move.
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“This is real,” said Kenney, who added that there is nothing keeping Trudeau from appointing those whose names have been put forward with a democratic mandate. The motion passed Tuesday afternoon in the legislature with a vote split along party lines.