On this date in 2005, Prime Minister Paul Martin reached across the partisan divide and appointed life-long Tory Hugh Segal to the Red Chamber. A past chief-of-staff to Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and a former senior advisor to legendary Ontario Premier William Davis, Segal’s appointment was celebrated by Canadians of all party views. As a senator, Segal continued his decades-long quest to see a guaranteed annual income (GAI) instituted in Canada. While a national GAI program remains elusive, when it does arrive it will do so in large part thanks to Segal’s efforts over many decades. Another priority for Senator Segal was his service as Canada’s representative on the Eminent Persons Group as it sought to reform the Commonwealth, an institution that, along with the Monarchy itself, he believed in deeply. Mr. Segal announced his resignation from the Red Chamber in December 2014. He later served with distinction as Master of Massey College and held a variety of academic roles at Queen’s University. He passed into history in 2023. For me, Hugh Segal was always a friend who supported my historical work in ways too numerous to mention. I will always be in his debt.