Kim Pate

The Honourable
Kim Pate
CM
The Honourable Kim Pate CM
	Senator Pate in October 2017
Canada Senator; fromOntario
	Incumbent
	Assumed office; November 10, 2016
Nominated by	Justin Trudeau
Appointed by	David Johnston
Personal details
Born	November 10, 1959(age 64)
Political party	Independent Senators Group

Kimberly PateCM(born November 10, 1959) is a Canadian politician who has served as asenatorfromOntariosince November 10, 2016, sitting with theIndependent Senators Group(ISG) caucus. Pate was appointed on the advice ofPrime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Background

Pate grew up in a military family and attended theUniversity of Victoria,graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1980.^[1]She later graduated fromDalhousie Law Schoolin 1984 with honours in the Clinical Law Programme and has completed post graduate work in the area of forensic mental health.^[2]In 2014, she was named a member of theOrder of Canadafor advocating on behalf of women who are marginalized, victimized or incarcerated, and for her research on women in the criminal justice system.^[3]^[4]Pate is a former executive director of theCanadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies.^[3]In 2011 she was a recipient of theGovernor General's Awardin Commemoration of thePersons Case.^[5]

On October 31, 2016, it was announced that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau would recommend that she be appointed to theSenate of Canada.She will sit as an independent.^[6]Pate assumed office on November 10, 2016.

Activity

In May 2022 together with two other senators Senator Anderson issued a report calling for a review of the convictions of 12 indigenous women, including theQuewezance sisters,and their exoneration.^[7]

She is out aslesbian,^[8]and is a member of the Canadian Pride Caucus, a non-partisan committee of Canada's LGBTQ MPs and senators.^[9]

References

^"New senator Kim Pate gives a voice to women in Canada's prisons".Globe and Mail. 2 January 2017.Retrieved22 January2024.
^Parliament of Canada (6 January 2017)."Senate of Canada - Senator Kim Pate".Senate of Canada.Retrieved9 March2020.
^^a ^bSmith, Marie-Danielle (1 July 2014)."Nine Ottawans named to Order of Canada".Ottawa Citizen.
^"Order of Canada Appointments".30 June 2014.Retrieved1 July2014.
^"Governor General Awards in Commemoration of the Persons Case - Status of Women Canada".cfc-swc.gc.ca.Retrieved1 November2022.
^"Trudeau taps former banker, cop and judge for Senate".Toronto Star,October 30, 2016.
^Pate, Kim; Anderson, Dawn; Boyer, Yvonne (16 May 2022)."Injustices and miscarriages of justice experienced by 12 indigenous women: a case for group conviction review and exoneration by the Department of Justice via the Law Commission of Canada and/or the Miscarriages of Justice Commission"(PDF).Retrieved17 June2022.
^Dale Smith,"Senator Kim Pate on fighting inequality from Canada’s Upper Chamber".Xtra!,November 28, 2022.
^Dale Smith,"Queer MPs and senators across the political spectrum come together in Canadian Pride Caucus".Xtra!,January 5, 2023.

External links

Kim Pate,Parliament of Canada website
Interview: Kim Pate,The Fifth Estate,CBC News
Citation for Governor General's Award, 2011
Kim Pate – Parliament of Canada biography
New senator Kim Pate gives a voice to women in Canada's prisonsPatrick White, The Globe and Mail, 2017 Jan.3

[1] "New senator Kim Pate gives a voice to women in Canada's prisons".Globe and Mail. 2 January 2017.Retrieved22 January2024.

[2] Parliament of Canada (6 January 2017)."Senate of Canada - Senator Kim Pate".Senate of Canada.Retrieved9 March2020.

[OC-3] Smith, Marie-Danielle (1 July 2014)."Nine Ottawans named to Order of Canada".Ottawa Citizen.

[4] "Order of Canada Appointments".30 June 2014.Retrieved1 July2014.

[5] "Governor General Awards in Commemoration of the Persons Case - Status of Women Canada".cfc-swc.gc.ca.Retrieved1 November2022.

[taps-6] "Trudeau taps former banker, cop and judge for Senate".Toronto Star,October 30, 2016.

[7] Pate, Kim; Anderson, Dawn; Boyer, Yvonne (16 May 2022)."Injustices and miscarriages of justice experienced by 12 indigenous women: a case for group conviction review and exoneration by the Department of Justice via the Law Commission of Canada and/or the Miscarriages of Justice Commission"(PDF).Retrieved17 June2022.

[8] Dale Smith,"Senator Kim Pate on fighting inequality from Canada’s Upper Chamber".Xtra!,November 28, 2022.

[9] Dale Smith,"Queer MPs and senators across the political spectrum come together in Canadian Pride Caucus".Xtra!,January 5, 2023.

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