Joyce Fairbairn

Canadian senator

Joyce Fairbairn, PC CM (November 6, 1939 – March 29, 2022) was a Canadian Liberal politician. She was a Canadian senator from 1984 to 2013. She was the first woman to be Leader of the Government in the Senate. She was born in Lethbridge, Alberta.

She was named a Member of the Order of Canada in 2015.[1]

In August 2012, Fairbairn was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.[2] She died on March 29, 2022 in Lethbridge at the age of 82.[3]

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  1. "Four Nova Scotians among Order of Canada honourees". The Chronicle-Herald, July 1, 2015.
  2. McGregor, Glen (August 22, 2012). "Liberal Senator Joyce Fairbairn to take sick leave after Alzheimer's diagnosis". Ottawa Citizen. Archived from the original on August 26, 2012. Retrieved August 23, 2012.
  3. Former Canadian senator Joyce Fairbairn dead at 82