in World News New “independent” senator Tracy Muggli donated to Liberals over 220 times
By Noah Jarvis, True North Wire
Despite Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s appointment of supposedly “independent” senators, Trudeau’s latest appointment has deep ties to the Liberal party.
Trudeau announced that alongside Charles Adler, he would be appointing Tracy Muggli to the Senate to represent her home province of Saskatchewan. Muggli is a long-time social worker and healthcare professional who is currently the executive director of St Paul’s Hospital Saskatoon.
However, Muggli is also a loyal supporter of the federal Liberal party.
Between 2006 and 2020, Muggli donated to the Liberals 221 times, donating to the party, her local riding association, and Liberal leadership contestants.
Her 221 donations to the Liberals amounted to $18,832.07 in total, with an average donation amount of just over $85. Muggli also gave $915 in non-monetary donations.
Her first few donations were made in July 2006, where she donated $200 to the Liberals and $100 to Liberal leadership candidate and soon-to-be MP Martha Hall.
Muggli frequently supported Hall during her political career, donating $1,856 to help support Hall’s 2007 leadership campaign, to pay Hall’s leadership campaign debt off, and again to support her unsuccessful bid for the Liberal leadership in 2013.