About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 27. Chapters: Elaine McCoy, Cindy Ady, Pearl Calahasen, Laurie Blakeman, Edith Rogers, Heather Forsyth, Alana DeLong, Mary Anne Jablonski, Nellie McClung, Ethel Sylvia Wilson, Yvonne Fritz, Janis Tarchuk, Connie Osterman, Cornelia Wood, Alison Redford, Teresa Woo-Paw, Rachel Notley, Linda Sloan, Mary O'Neill, Louise McKinney, Janice Sarich, Nancy MacBeth, Christie Mjolsness, Iris Evans, Shirley McClellan, Pam Barrett, Irene Parlby, Carol Haley, Colleen Soetaert, Judy Gordon, Helen Hunley, Muriel Abdurahman, Dianne Mirosh, Mary Anne Balsillie, Pat Nelson, Roberta MacAdams, Sheila Embury, Bonnie Laing, Bettie Hewes, Alice Hanson, Pamela Snelgrove-Paul, Weslyn Mather, Bridget Pastoor, Marie Laing, Yolande Gagnon, Karen Leibovici, Genia Leskiw, Jocelyn Burgener, Sue Olsen, Heather Klimchuk, Debby Carlson, Diana McQueen, Marlene Graham, Karen Kryczka. Excerpt: Elaine McCoy, QC, BA, LL.B (born March 7, 1946 in Brandon, Manitoba) is a Canadian senator from Alberta. Senator McCoy was appointed to the Senate by Governor General Adrienne Clarkson, on the recommendation of Prime Minister Paul Martin, on March 24, 2005. She sits in the Upper House representing Alberta as an Independent Progressive Conservative. Unless she resigns or passes away, Senator McCoy will continue to sit in the Senate until 2021. She currently sits on the Senate Committee for Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament, and the Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Committee. Since being appointed to the Senate, Senator McCoy has been an influential voice for the role of the individual Senator, for effective Senate reform, for an inclusive federation and the role of Alberta in Canada. Senator McCoy broke new ground with her website, www.albertasenator.ca, and is the only member of the Senate of Canada who regularly blogs and tweets on her experiences in Otta...
