▁to ▁the ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁Communic ations ▁( 1 9 8 0 – 1 9 8 1 ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁St oll ery ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁Senate ▁of ▁Canada ▁on ▁the ▁recommendation ▁of ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Pierre ▁Tru de au . ▁Tru de au ▁wanted ▁to ▁open ▁St oll ery ' s ▁Sp ad ina ▁r iding ▁so ▁his ▁a ide ▁James ▁C out ts ▁could ▁be ▁elected ▁to ▁Parliament ▁in ▁a ▁by - e lection . ▁The ▁vot ers ▁re bel led , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁subsequent ▁by - e lection ▁C out ts ▁was ▁defeated ▁in ▁what ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁safe ▁Liberal ▁seat ▁by ▁Dan ▁He ap ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Democratic ▁Party . ▁He ▁retired ▁from ▁the ▁Senate ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁upon ▁reaching ▁the ▁mand atory ▁ret irement ▁age ▁of ▁ 7 5 , ▁at ▁which ▁point ▁he ▁had ▁served ▁in ▁Parliament ▁for ▁over ▁ 3 8 ▁years , ▁including ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 9 ▁years ▁in ▁the ▁Senate . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Senate , ▁St oll ery ▁served ▁on ▁several ▁comm itte es . ▁His ▁deep - se ated ▁interest ▁in ▁international ▁affairs ▁and ▁human itar ian ▁aid ▁have ▁led ▁him ▁to ▁take ▁part ▁in ▁numerous ▁over se as ▁deleg ations ▁and ▁to ▁assume ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁Chair ▁of ▁the ▁Stand ing ▁Committee ▁on ▁Foreign ▁Affairs ▁( 1 9 9 9 – 2 0 0 5 ). ▁He ▁continued ▁to ▁serve