Retired senator Tommy Banks will speak on the concentration of power in the Prime Minister’s Office during a free talk in Red Deer.
Banks will talk at Red Deer Public Library’s downtown branch at 4818 49th St. on May 29, starting at 7 p.m. The meeting is free and all are welcome.
Well-known across Canada as a musician and broadcaster, Banks was appointed to the Senate of Canada in April 2000 and served until his mandatory retirement at age 75 in December 2011.
Banks served on more than a dozen committees, including those dealing with energy, environment and natural resources, and veterans affairs.
He was made an officer in the Order of Canada in 1991 and inducted into the Alberta Order of Excellence in 1993.
Banks will be the final speaker in a series of monthly talks sponsored by Fair Vote Canada (Red Deer Action Team), Public Interest Alberta and Red Deer Public Library.