He represented Nunavut as a Conservative until February 4, 2022, when he announced he would be leaving the Conservative Senators Group to join the Canadian Senators Group in protest over other Conservative members support of the "Freedom Convoy" protests.
He was a Conservative senator representing Nunavut until February 4, 2022, when he switched to the Canadian Senators Group due to disagreements with other Conservative senators over their support for the "Freedom Convoy" protests.