Jacques Demers to sit in the Senate as an Independent after quitting Tory caucus
OTTAWA – Sen. Jacques Demers is quitting the Conservative caucus to sit as an Independent.
The former National Hockey League coach made the announcement in a statement today.
There was no immediate word as to what prompted the decision.
Demers, 71, was appointed to the Senate in 2009 by then-prime minister Stephen Harper.
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