The Honourable Kimberly Pate CM |
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Senator from Ontario | |
Assumed office November 10, 2016 |
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Nominated by | Justin Trudeau |
Appointed by | David Johnston |
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Born | November 10, 1059 |
Political party | Independent Senators Group |
Kimberly Pate, CM, is the executive director of the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies.
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.
On October 31, 2016, it was announced that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau would recommend that she be appointed to the Canadian Senate. She will sit as an independent. Pate assumed office on November 10, 2016.