Mary Jane McCallum explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
Mary Jane McCallum
Office:8th Chancellor of Brandon University
1Blankname:President
1Namedata:David Docherty
Predecessor:Michael Decter
Office2:Senator from Manitoba
Nominator2:Justin Trudeau
Appointed2:Julie Payette
Birth Date:1 May 1952
Predecessor2:Janis Johnson
Term Start2:December 4, 2017
Party:Non-affiliated
Otherparty:Independent Senators Group (2018-2022)
Profession:Dentist

Mary Jane McCallum (born 1952) is a Canadian Senator representing Manitoba.

Early life and education

McCallum was born on May 1, 1952. She attended a residential school from the age of five.[1] She received a Dental Nursing Diploma from the Wascana Institute of Applied Arts and Sciences in Regina, Saskatchewan, in 1977 and a dental therapy diploma at the School of Dental Therapy in 1979. She earned a Doctor of Dental Medicine degree from the University of Manitoba in 1990.

Career

A dentist by profession, and a Cree woman, she has spent much of her career working to provide dental and medical services to northern and Indigenous communities in Manitoba and Saskatchewan.[2]

She was appointed to the Senate by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on December 4, 2017.[3] [4]

On May 6, 2021 she was named Chancellor of Brandon University. She is the first Indigenous woman to hold the post.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cousins . Ben . 'Our hearts are broken': Sen. McCallum delivers gut-wrenching speech on residential schools . CTV News . 1 June 2021 . 1 June 2021.
  2. Web site: Mary Jane McCallum. December 4, 2017. pm.gc.ca. PMO.
  3. Prime Minister announces the appointment of two new Senators. December 4, 2017. PMO. pm.gc.ca.
  4. News: Trudeau appoints Mary Coyle, Mary Jane McCallum to Senate. Global News. December 4, 2017.
  5. Web site: Sen. Mary Jane McCallum becomes 1st Indigenous woman chancellor of Brandon University . CBC News . 1 June 2021 . 6 May 2021.