Pierre Trudeau: Western Manitoba

Gil Molgat Dept: With those numbers in mind, it is surprising that just four of those 45 senators resided in western Manitoba at the time of their appointments, according to Winnipeg Free Press. Only one western Manitoban has been appointed to the Senate in the past 84 years -- Ste. Rose's Gil Molgat, who was appointed by Pierre Trudeau in 1970 and died in 2001. Westman has had no voice in the Senate since his death and bRANDON -- Since becoming a province in 1870, Manitoba has been represented by 45 men and women in the Senate of Canada. While almost one-half have been Winnipeggers, there have been four from St. Boniface before it became part of Winnipeg , at least four from the southeast area of the province, four from the Portage La Prairie area, and two from Selkirk. Killarney resident Finlay Young was appointed by Wilfrid Laurier 113 years ago, while Souris resident Frederick Schaffner was appointed by Robert Borden in 1917. Robert Forke, the lone Brandonite appointed to the Red Chamber, served from 1929 until his death in 1934. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.