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WUT?! Bearcat ( talk) 16:42, 30 August 2017 (UTC) reply

@ Bearcat: CBC says "the Fredericton-based author was chosen by the prime minister's new independent, merit-based appointments process, which was set up shortly after the Liberal government took office." [1] I suppose this is better than having Duffy appointed to the Senate. sikander ( talk) 18:23, 31 August 2017 (UTC) reply

I got that, I'm just surprised is all. Yeah, it's definitely better than Duffy — but it's still not something I would have expected to happen. Bearcat ( talk) 20:11, 31 August 2017 (UTC) reply