Joan Neiman
Joan Bissett Neiman | |
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Senator for Peel, Ontario | |
In office September 1, 1972 – September 9, 1995 | |
Appointed by | Pierre Trudeau |
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Born | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | September 9, 1920
Died | November 27, 2022 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | (aged 102)
Political party | Liberal |
Spouse | Clemens Michael Neiman |
Children | 3 |
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Residence | Horseshoe Valley |
Alma mater | Mount Allison University, Osgoode Hall Law School now at York University |
Profession | Lawyer |
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Joan Bissett Neiman (September 9, 1920 – November 27, 2022) was a Canadian politician who served as a senator from 1972 to 1995.
Born in
senatorial division of Peel on the advice of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau in 1972. A Liberal
, she served until her mandatory retirement in 1995. She was chair of the Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs for eight years. She was chair of the Special Senate Committee on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide. Selected as Chair of Human Rights for Interparliamentary Union being 1st Canadian to be so honoured. Served as a Team Member of The Dalhousie Health Law Institute End of Life Project.
In 2006, she was appointed by Premier Dalton McGuinty to the Citizens Panel on Increasing Organ Donations.
Neiman died on November 27, 2022, at the age of 102.[1]
References
- ^ "Joan NEIMAN Obituary (2022)". legacy.com. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
Sources
- Joan Neiman – Parliament of Canada biography
- "McGuinty Government Creates Citizens Panel To Help Increase Organ Donation". Government of Ontario.[permanent dead link]