James Colin Ramsey Kenny (born
December 10,
1943) 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.
References
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http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2009/07/02/senators-youtube002.html
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