Frances Lankin
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The Honourable Frances Lankin PC CM |
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| Senator for Ontario | |
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Assumed office March 18, 2016 |
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| Nominated by | Justin Trudeau |
| Appointed by | David Johnston |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario | |
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In office 1999–2001 |
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| Preceded by | first member |
| Succeeded by | Michael Prue |
| Constituency | Beaches—East York |
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In office 1990–1999 |
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| Preceded by | Marion Bryden |
| Succeeded by | riding dissolved |
| Constituency | Beaches—Woodbine |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
April 16, 1954 London, Ontario |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Independent Senators Group |
| Other political affiliations |
New Democratic (1990-2016) |
| Spouse(s) | Wayne Campbell |
| Residence | Restoule, Ontario |
| Occupation | Administrator |
Frances Lankin, PC CM (born April 16, 1954), is a Canadian Senator and former president and CEO of United Way Toronto, and a former Ontario MPP and cabinet minister in the NDP government of Bob Rae between 1990 and 1995. From 2010 to 2012, she co-chaired a government commission review of social assistance in Ontario. From 2009 to 2016, she was a member of the Security Intelligence Review Committee.
Lankin was appointed to the Senate on March 18, 2016 on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Lankin was born in London, Ontario. She started her career as the executive director of a childcare centre before attending the University of Toronto to study criminology. Due to a provincial government hiring freeze, Lankin was unable to get a position in her desired field working in probation and parole, so she accepted a position as a correctional officer. Lankin was one of the first women correctional officers to work at the Don Jail, an all-male institution. After four years, Lankin became a probation and parole officer before taking a position with the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU).
Lankin was a very active member of OPSEU, where she focused on many issues of concern to women workers. She took a position as Equal Opportunity Coordinator with the union, working on such issues as paid maternity leave, pay equity and childcare. While at OPSEU, Lankin helped found the Ontario Coalition for Better Childcare and was provincial spokesperson for the Equal Pay Coalition. She eventually became an economic researcher and finally a full-time negotiator for the Union. During her time at OPSEU, Lankin was appointed by the provincial government to the Workers' Compensation Appeals Tribunal for a 3-year term.
In 1985, Lankin tried to gain the nomination as the NDP candidate in the riding of Riverdale. She lost to David Reville who went on to win the seat.
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