Kimberly Pate CM (born November 10, 1959) is a Canadian politician who has served as a senator from Ontario since November 10, 2016, sitting with the Independent Senators Group (ISG) caucus. Pate was appointed on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Kim Pate | |
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 Senator Pate in October 2017 | |
| Canada Senator from Ontario | |
| Assumed office November 10, 2016 | |
| Nominated by | Justin Trudeau |
| Appointed by | David Johnston |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 10, 1959 |
| Political party | Independent Senators Group |
Background edit
Pate grew up in a military family and attended the University of Victoria, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1980.[1] She later graduated from Dalhousie Law School in 1984 with honours in the Clinical Law Programme and has completed post graduate work in the area of forensic mental health.[2] 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.[3][4] Pate is a former executive director of the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies.[3] In 2011 she was a recipient of the Governor General's Award in Commemoration of the Persons Case.[5]
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.[6] Pate assumed office on November 10, 2016.
Activity edit
In May 2022 together with two other senators Senator Anderson issued a report calling for a review of the convictions of 12 indigenous women, including the Quewezance sisters, and their exoneration.[7]
She is out as lesbian,[8] and is a member of the Canadian Pride Caucus, a non-partisan committee of Canada's LGBTQ MPs and senators.[9]
References edit
- ^ "New senator Kim Pate gives a voice to women in Canada's prisons". Globe and Mail. 2 January 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ Parliament of Canada (6 January 2017). "Senate of Canada - Senator Kim Pate". Senate of Canada. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ a b Smith, Marie-Danielle (1 July 2014). "Nine Ottawans named to Order of Canada". Ottawa Citizen.
- ^ "Order of Canada Appointments". 30 June 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ^ "Governor General Awards in Commemoration of the Persons Case - Status of Women Canada". cfc-swc.gc.ca. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- ^ "Trudeau taps former banker, cop and judge for Senate". Toronto Star, October 30, 2016.
- ^ Pate, Kim; Anderson, Dawn; Boyer, Yvonne (16 May 2022). "Injustices and miscarriages of justice experienced by 12 indigenous women: a case for group conviction review and exoneration by the Department of Justice via the Law Commission of Canada and/or the Miscarriages of Justice Commission" (PDF). Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ Dale Smith, "Senator Kim Pate on fighting inequality from Canada’s Upper Chamber". Xtra!, November 28, 2022.
- ^ Dale Smith, "Queer MPs and senators across the political spectrum come together in Canadian Pride Caucus". Xtra!, January 5, 2023.
External links edit
- Kim Pate, Parliament of Canada website
- Interview: Kim Pate, The Fifth Estate, CBC News
- Citation for Governor General's Award, 2011
- 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