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Andrew Cardozo (born March 21, 1956) is a Canadian senator from Ontario. He was appointed to the Senate of Canada on November 21, 2022, on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. [1]
Prior to his appointment to the Senate, Cardozo was the president of the Pearson Centre for Progressive Policy for nearly ten years. He is a former commissioner of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. [1]
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