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Procedure and House Affairs committee  I've met senators within my own province before. I haven't been to a Senate debate. I know that the Senate is a very important institution in Canadian democracy. It's the chamber of sober second thought, and I think it's a very important part of Canadian democracy.

November 17th, 2016Committee meeting

Brian Francis

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I have nothing to add, other than to say that we used merit-based criteria and everything was applied equally.

November 17th, 2016Committee meeting

Brian Francis

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I think Jeannette said it very well. As a first nation leader for 10 years, I have a good understanding of diversity and feel that I can make independent decisions based on the information before me, confidential and with sound judgment. These are the kinds of things that I've ga

November 17th, 2016Committee meeting

Brian Francis

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I certainly used reasoning skills, decision-making skills, and those kinds of things in critiquing the applications and the support letters. Also, as I mentioned earlier, I was on numerous merit-based competitive processes throughout the 19 years I worked for the federal governme

November 17th, 2016Committee meeting

Brian Francis

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I was looking for someone who had provided a lot of contributions to their province. I looked at people who had professional backgrounds and had done a lot of work for their communities and so on. I rated them, basically on a rating scale. I prioritized and picked out the common

November 17th, 2016Committee meeting

Brian Francis

Procedure and House Affairs committee  As for me, I'm seen in my community as a person with a strong reputation and personal integrity. I've had many people compliment me on the fact that I was appointed to the role. I was humbled by that because it tells me that people have respect for me in the province. They know t

November 17th, 2016Committee meeting

Brian Francis

November 17th, 2016Committee meeting

Brian Francis

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I use those kinds of skills on a daily basis in the job I do as a first nations leader. It's a very complex role. Sorry, could you repeat the question again? I lost my train of thought.

November 17th, 2016Committee meeting

Brian Francis

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I think over the years I've gained a wide range of experience in the various jobs and positions that I've had. I feel that I have a strong reputation in the province of Prince Edward Island. I have personal integrity, sound judgment, confidentiality, and all those kinds of attrib

November 17th, 2016Committee meeting

Brian Francis

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Good morning, everyone. Thank you for having me here. It's an honour to be here. It's an honour to be a part of the whole independent Senate advisory process. You have my CV, but I want to give you a bit of background on my life journey to where I am today. I was born on a smal

November 17th, 2016Committee meeting

Brian Francis