Prime Minister Mark Carney announces new Senate appointments and changes to the approach used for choosing senators. Multiple outlets report that Carney names Tom Pitfield, his principal secretary, to the Senate. The appointments are described as among the first Carney has made since taking office more than a year ago. In addition to Pitfield’s appointment, reporting indicates four new Senate appointments are announced. Carney also states he is dropping non-partisan criteria for Senate appointments, shifting the selection approach away from a prior requirement that senators be chosen on a non-partisan basis. Global News and City News Toronto both describe Carney’s decision to end the non-partisan criteria alongside the announcement of the appointments. City News Toronto further characterizes one of the appointees as a Conservative MP, indicating the appointments include a move toward reflecting political affiliation rather than restricting selections to explicitly non-partisan candidates. Overall, the coverage aligns on the core elements: Carney appoints Pitfield to the Senate, announces multiple new appointments, and publicly says he is no longer applying non-partisan selection criteria for the upper chamber.