Colin Kenny (born December 10, 1943) is a Canadian Senator. December 10 is the 344th day (345th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... The Senate ( French: Sénat) is a component of the Parliament of Canada, which also includes the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and the House of Commons. ...

Kenny's political career began in 1968 when he served as executive director of the Liberal Party of Canada in Ontario. He was on the staff of the Prime Minister's Office from 1970 until 1979 rising to the position of policy advisor and assistant principal secretary to Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. Following the Liberal government's defeat in the 1979 Canadian election he worked as an executive with Dome Petroleum until being appointed to the Senate by Trudeau in 1984. 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... The Liberal Party of Canada (French: Parti libéral du Canada) is Canadas largest political party. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Area 1,076,395 km² (4th)  - Land 917,741 km²  - Water 158,654 km² (14. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ... The Prime Minister of Canada, the head of the Canadian government, is usually the leader of the political party with the most seats in the Canadian House of Commons. ... Name Pierre Elliott Trudeau Number Fifteenth First term April 20, 1968–June 4,1979 Second term March 3, 1980–June 30, 1984 Predecessor Lester Bowles Pearson Successors Joe Clark John Napier Turner Date of birth October 18, 1919 Place of birth Montreal, Quebec Date of death September 28, 2000 Spouse... (Redirected from 1979 Canadian election) The House of Commons after the 1979 election The 1979 Canadian federal election resulted in the defeat of Liberal Party of Canada after 11 years in power under Pierre Trudeau. ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

As a member of the Upper House, Kenny has been active in writing anti-smoking legislation as well as legislation encouraging the use of alternative fuels. He has also represented Canada as a delegate to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. An upper house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house. ... Alternative fuel refers to methods of powering an engine that do not involve petroleum (oil). ... The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is an international organization of those developed countries that accept the principles of representative democracy and a free market economy. ... The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) was founded in 1991 to promote private and entrepreneurial initiatives in the countries of central and eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). ...