Michele Audette, one of the commissioners for the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, is among the five newest members of the Senate.
Audette was named as a senator for Quebec as part of a raft of appointments made public by the Prime Minister's Office.
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.
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