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Canadian Senators Group Prince Edward Island (Charlottetown) June 26, 2003 Chrétien: July 8, 2029: Liaison (whip) of the Canadian Senators Group Pat Duncan: Independent Senators Group Yukon: December 12, 2018 Trudeau, J. April 8, 2035 Éric Forest: Independent Senators Group Quebec November 21, 2016 Trudeau, J. April 6, 2027 Brian Francis
The following are lists of members of the Senate of Canada: List of current senators of Canada; List of Senate of Canada appointments by prime minister;
In 1927, The Famous Five Canadian women asked the Supreme Court to determine whether women were eligible to become senators. In the Persons Case, the court unanimously held that women could not become senators since they were not "qualified persons".
Independent Senators Group Patrick Brazeau: Non-affiliated Quebec January 8, 2009: Harper Incumbent Yes Yes Independent Senators Group Bev Busson: Non-affiliated British Columbia September 24, 2018: Trudeau, J. Incumbent No Yes Independent Senators Group Larry Campbell: Liberal (Senate caucus) British Columbia (Vancouver) August 2, 2005: Martin
Senator Lifespan Party [1] Prov. Entered Left Appointed by Left due to For life? John Abbott: 1821–1893: L: QC: 12 May 1887: 30 October 1893: Macdonald: Death: Y Michael Adams
Women have served in the Canadian Senate since Senator Cairine Wilson was first appointed to the Senate by the government of Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King in 1930. [1] Since then, women have represented every province and territory in the Senate except for Nunavut.
Senator Lifespan Party [1] Prov. Entered Left Appointed by Left due to For life? Raymonde Saint-Germain: 1951–present: NA: QC: 25 November 2016 — Trudeau, J. — John Sewell Sanborn
In all other provinces, a Senate division is strictly an optional designation of the senator's own choosing, and has no real constitutional or legal standing. A senator who does not choose a special senate division is designated a senator for the province at large. [1] Names in bold indicate senators in the 20th Canadian Ministry. [2]