{"id":843024,"date":"2026-08-02T20:01:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T20:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/843024\/"},"modified":"2026-08-02T20:01:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T20:01:23","slug":"saskatchewan-senator-farmer-todd-lewis-dies-at-65","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/843024\/","title":{"rendered":"Saskatchewan senator, farmer Todd Lewis dies at 65"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\t\t\t\tBy David Baxter<\/p>\n

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Todd Lewis, a Saskatchewan senator, farmer and agricultural sector advocate has died at the age of 65.<\/p>\n

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Raymond Gagne, the speaker of the Senate<\/a>, announced Lewis\u2019s death Saturday afternoon and calls him a \u201csteadfast champion of Saskatchewan\u2019s agricultural sector.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Lewis was appointed to the Senate by former prime minister Justin Trudeau on Feb. 7, 2025.<\/p>\n

Prime Minister Mark Carney says in a statement that Lewis\u2019s lifetime of public service led him to the Senate where he remained a \u201csteadfast voice\u201d for rural communities.<\/p>\n

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Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe also shared a message of condolences, saying Lewis was a community leader and advocate for his home province.<\/p>\n

Lewis operated a farm near Gray, Sask., about 39 kilometres south of Regina, for more than 40 years.<\/p>\n

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