James Colin Ramsey Kenny is a Canadian Senator. Born in Montreal, Quebec, Kenny 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.

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  • James Colin Ramsey Kenny is a Canadian Senator. Born in Montreal, Quebec, Kenny 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. While serving as Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence (SCONSAD), the committee has seen more witnesses, spent more hours in committee, and released more reports than any other Senate committee. The SCONSAD reports examine areas of national security and defence, including airports, seaports, border crossings, coasts, Emergency Preparedness, and the Canadian Forces. Kenny gained national spotlight with an infamous YouTube video of the Senate Defence Committee where several heated argument occurred in committee between Kenny and Conservative Senators. See also List of Ontario senators.
  • L'honorable Colin Kenny est un sénateur canadien. La carrière politique de Kenny débute en 1968 alors qu'il est directeur exécutif du Parti libéral du Canada en Ontario. Il est employé du cabinet du premier ministre de 1970 à 1979, et atteint le poste de conseilleur politique et assistant-secrétaire principal du premier ministre Pierre Elliott Trudeau. Suivant la défaite du gouvernement libéral aux élections de 1979, il travaille en tant que cadre de Dome Petroleum, jusqu'à sa nomination au Sénat sur la recommandation de Trudeau en 1984. En tant que membre de la chambre haute, Kenny a été actif dans la création de législations anti-tabac et des législations encourageant l'utilisation d'alternatives aux combustibles fossiles. Il a également représenté le Canada en tant que délégué à l'Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques (OCDE) et à la Banque européenne pour la reconstruction et le développement (BERD).
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  • James Colin Ramsey Kenny is a Canadian Senator. Born in Montreal, Quebec, Kenny 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.
  • L'honorable Colin Kenny est un sénateur canadien. La carrière politique de Kenny débute en 1968 alors qu'il est directeur exécutif du Parti libéral du Canada en Ontario. Il est employé du cabinet du premier ministre de 1970 à 1979, et atteint le poste de conseilleur politique et assistant-secrétaire principal du premier ministre Pierre Elliott Trudeau.
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