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From Fredericton to the Red Chamber: How 2 N.B. students became
Senate pages

   Jordan Gill
   | CBC News | Posted: January 25, 2026 10:00 AM | Last Updated:
   2 hours ago

   N.B.'s new Senate pages proud to serve in coveted role in
   Ottawa

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   Caption: Amanda Morris and Tate Leroux of Fredericton are
   taking part in the Senate page program. (Tara King-Stewart)
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   It's been five years since there's been a participant from New
   Brunswick in the Canadian Senate's page program — now the
   province has two.
   Amanda Morris and Tait Leroux of Fredericton, who both go to
   university in Ottawa, are two of 17 pages from across the
   country in the Senate page program.
   Senate pages assist with the day-to-day operations of the
   Senate, including passing messages between senators, printing
   out speeches and documents and setting up Senate committees.
   Morris said it’s a “big honour” to represent New Brunswick in
   the program.
   “It's something that I'm very proud to do because of the
   community that has supported me throughout the entirety of my
   high school career,” Morris said.
   Leroux also points to her hometown as part of the reason she
   and Morris made the cut.
   “I think Fredericton punches above its weight in a lot of
   ways,” Leroux said.
   “It kind of shows people that Fredericton is capable of a lot
   to have two people in a group of only 17.”

'We've known each other for so long'

   Morris said she was happy to get the coveted position and happy
   to see another New Brunswicker, who she knows well, in the
   program.
   “Tait and I will talk a lot about New Brunswick,” she said.
   “Things like moon mist ice cream, which is apparently only a
   Maritime thing.”

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   Caption: Morris goes about some of her page duties in the
   Senate. (Senate of Canada)
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   Conversations about ice cream aside, Leroux said she was happy
   to have a fellow Frederictonian to talk to about home.
   “Sometimes me and Amanda just start talking about a teacher we
   had in middle school or something,” Leroux said.
   “It's hard for [the other pages] to believe that we've known
   each other for so long.”
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   Caption: Every year, hundreds of full-time undergraduate
   students from across the country apply to the Senate page
   program.
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   Senate pages are all full-time university students.
   While they can be from any university in Canada, during their
   time as pages they attend class at a university in the Ottawa
   area.
   Any full-time student can apply online to be a page, which is a
   paid position. The application process includes a group
   interview and skills testing to ensure candidates are fully
   bilingual.
   In addition to their jobs as pages, which takes up an average
   of about 20 hours a week, both Morris and Leroux are full-time
   students.

   Image | Leroux

   Caption: 'I think Fredericton punches above its weight in a lot
   of ways,' Leroux says. (Senate of Canada)
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   For Leroux, the key is keeping her work life and her school
   life separate.
   “I would say that when I'm at work, I just think about work.
   When I'm at school, I can study.
   “I find separating those two things is really helpful.”
   Morris said she has relied on being organized and being an
   expert scheduler.
   “It's not enough just to write down that I have this task to
   accomplish. I have to write down, ‘OK, I have this task to
   accomplish. How many smaller tasks make up this one task?’”

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