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]
References
change- ↑ "Four Nova Scotians among Order of Canada honourees". The Chronicle-Herald, July 1, 2015.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Former Canadian senator Joyce Fairbairn dead at 82
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