Patti LaBoucane-Benson | |
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Senator for Alberta | |
Assumed office October 3, 2018 | |
Nominated by | Justin Trudeau |
Appointed by | Julie Payette |
Deputy Representative of the Government in the Senate | |
Assumed office May 12, 2023 | |
Leader | Marc Gold |
Preceded by | Raymonde Gagné |
Government Liaison in the Senate | |
In office January 31, 2020 – May 12, 2023 | |
Leader | Marc Gold |
Preceded by | Grant Mitchell |
Succeeded by | Michèle Audette |
Personal details | |
Born | February 20, 1969 |
Political party | non-affiliated (since 2020) |
Other political affiliations | Independent Senators Group (2018-2020) |
Profession | academic |
Patti LaBoucane-Benson (born February 20, 1969) is a Canadian academic and politician. A Métis, she serves as director of research at the Native Counselling Services of Alberta.[1] She was appointed to the Senate of Canada on October 3, 2018 by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.[2]
On January 31, 2020, she was appointed Government Liaison by Representative of the Government in the Senate Marc Gold. The role entails acting as a whip to secure votes for government legislation.[3]
She was the winner of the Burt Award for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Literature in 2016 for The Outside Circle, a graphic novel she cowrote with Kelly Mellings.[4]
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