Despite the inevitable controversy over the fact that Prime Minister Harper made another round of Senate appointments in the first place, Ogilvie is a brilliant choice.

I had the privilege of working on Dr. Ogilvie’s team for 7 years at Acadia. He transformed the learning environment with the Acadia Advantage program, through a unique combination of fearlessness and progressive thinking. And under his leadership, the Irving family propelled Acadia’s environment focus by building the KC Irving Centre, Harriett Irving Botanical Gardens and Irving Academy for the Environment.

Dr. Ogilvie will bring those qualities to the Senate. He’s not a man to rest on his laurels.  Here’s the scoop.