Renée Dupuis
Renée Dupuis | |
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Senator for The Laurentides, Quebec | |
Assumed office November 10, 2016 | |
Nominated by | Justin Trudeau |
Appointed by | David Johnston |
Preceded by | Michel Rivard |
Personal details | |
Born | January 17, 1949 |
Political party | Independent Senators Group |
Profession | Lawyer |
Renée Dupuis (born January 17, 1949) is a Canadian lawyer and an independent member of the Senate of Canada. Dupuis specialized in Canadian administrative law, Human rights law, and Canadian Indigenous law. She was chosen for appointment to the Senate on November 2, 2016, by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.[1]
Dupuis has been a legal advisor and consultant for First Nations organizations in negotiating tripartite comprehensive claims and in constitutional negotiations. She chaired the , a federal commission of inquiry, and the Barreau du Québec's committee on the rights of Aboriginal peoples.[2]
She was appointed the vice-president of the Commission on Human Rights and Youth Rights of Quebec in 2011, was a member of the Canadian Human Rights Act Review Panel and served as a commissioner with the Canadian Human Rights Commission.[2]
In 2001, she won the Governor General's Award for French-language non-fiction in 2001 for her book “Justice for Canada’s Aboriginal Peoples.”[3]
References[]
- ^ "Justin Trudeau names 6 new senators from Quebec". CBC News. November 2, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Biographical notes". Prime Minister of Canada. 2016-11-02. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
- ^ "Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appoints six new senators for Quebec". The Globe and Mail. The Canadian Press. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
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- Living people
- 21st-century Canadian politicians
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- Independent Senators Group
- Governor General's Award-winning non-fiction writers
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