Kim Pate
| The Honourable Kimberly Pate CM | |
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 Senator Pate in October 2017 | |
| Senator from Ontario | |
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Assumed office November 10, 2016 | |
| Nominated by | Justin Trudeau |
| Appointed by | David Johnston |
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| Born | November 10, 1959 |
| Political party | Independent Senators Group |
Kimberly Pate, CM (born November 10, 1959),was the executive director of the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies.[1]
In 2014, she was named a Member of the Order of Canada for advocating on behalf of women who are marginalized, victimized or incarcerated, and for her research on women in the criminal justice system.[1][2]
On October 31, 2016, it was announced that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau would recommend that she be appointed to the Senate of Canada. She will sit as an independent.[3] Pate assumed office on November 10, 2016.
References
- 1 2 Smith, Marie-Danielle (July 1, 2014). "Nine Ottawans named to Order of Canada". Ottawa Citizen.
- ↑ "Order of Canada Appointments". June 30, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
- ↑ "Trudeau taps former banker, cop and judge for Senate". Toronto Star, October 30, 2016.
External links
- Interview: Kim Pate, The Fifth Estate, CBC News
- Kim Pate – Parliament of Canada biography
- New senator Kim Pate gives a voice to women in Canada's prisons Patrick White, The Globe and Mail, 2017 Jan.3
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