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OTTAWA - Ian Shugart, an Ontario senator and former top public servant, has died at the age of 66, Senate Speaker Raymonde Gagné confirmed on Wednesday.
The Speaker of the Senate announced today that Ian Shugart, an Ontario senator and former top public servant, has died at the age of 66. The Senate is expected to hold a moment of silence for Shugart before adjourning for the day.
OTTAWA - Ian Shugart, an Ontario senator and former top public servant, has died at the age of 66, Senate Speaker Raymonde Gagné confirmed on Wednesday.
But this announcement could set a bad precedent for future negotiations.
Prabjot Singh Wirring had argued a portion of the Oath of Allegiance violates his Charter rights to religious freedom and equality.