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‘So long for now’: Munson retires from the Senate after 17 years

Ontario Senator Jim Munson's time in the Red Chamber officially ends on July 14, and while it was a job he’d never anticipated, he says he’s ‘enjoyed every moment.’

Outgoing Ontario Senator Jim Munson is pictured outside the Senate of Canada Building on his bike on June 23, after cycling his way to the Red Chamber for one of his last sitting days as a Senator. A former reporter, turned PMO staffer, he officially retires on July 14. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
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