Prime Minister Harper’s appointments have just been announced and, in spite of rampant speculation from some that former mayor Sam Sullivan would be on the list, no such thing.

The B.C. choices are Nancy Greene Raine, MLA Richard Neufeld (whew! won’t have to go through that May election) and Yonah Martin, a 43-year-old teacher, former Conservative Party candidate, and Korean-Canadian community activists who is so diligent about her public image that her Wikipedia page already lists her Senate appointment, even though it was only publicly announced a few hours ago.