Audette was named as a senator for Quebec as part of a raft of appointments made public by the Prime Minister’s Office
Audette was one of the five commissioners responsible for the inquiry, which delivered a final report to the federal government in June 2019 that included 231 calls for justice.Prior to that, she had been president of the Native Women’s Association of Canada, and in 2015 unsuccessfully ran for the federal Liberals in the Quebec riding of Terrebonne.
Also receiving appointments were David Arnot, the chief commissioner of Saskatchewan’s Human Rights Commission and a former federal treaty commissioner for the province, and Amina Gerba, a Cameroonian Canadian entrepreneur whose work has fostered greater business ties between North America and Africa.In a statement, Trudeau says the combined experiences and perspectives the news senators bring to the job should strengthen the Senate and help shape the country’s future.
The appointments are also the first approved by Gov. Gen. Mary Simon, who was installed as viceregal on Monday.Constitutionally, the Governor General appoints individuals to the Senate, but by convention the appointments are made on the advice of the prime minister.
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