Photo: Charlie Watt officially resigns from Senate

Outgoing Senator Charlie Watt poses with family in the Red Chamber on Parliament Hill Feb. 28 as part of Watt’s farewell tribute from the Senate. The Kuujjuaq-based politician was first appointed to the Senate in January 1984 by then-Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. Watt will officially resign as Senator by mid-March, a few months he was elected as Makivik Corp. president in January. (PHOTO COURTESY OF L. WATT)