Renée Dupuis

The Honourable
Renée Dupuis
The Honourable Renée Dupuis
Senator for The Laurentides, Quebec
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; November 10, 2016
Nominated by	Justin Trudeau
Appointed by	David Johnston
Preceded by	Michel Rivard
Personal details
Born	January 17, 1949
Political party	Independent Senators Group
Profession	Lawyer

Renée Dupuis (born January 17, 1949) is a Canadian lawyer and an independent member of the Senate of Canada. Dupuis specialized in Canadian administrative law, Human rights law, and Canadian Indigenous law. She was chosen for appointment to the Senate on November 2, 2016, by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.^[1]

Dupuis has been a legal advisor and consultant for First Nations organizations in negotiating tripartite comprehensive claims and in constitutional negotiations. She chaired the Indian Specific Claims Commission, a federal commission of inquiry, and the Barreau du Québec's committee on the rights of Aboriginal peoples.^[2]

She was appointed the vice-president of the Commission on Human Rights and Youth Rights of Quebec in 2011, was a member of the Canadian Human Rights Act Review Panel and served as a commissioner with the Canadian Human Rights Commission.^[2]

In 2001, she won the Governor General's Award for French-language non-fiction in 2001 for her book “Justice for Canada’s Aboriginal Peoples.”^[3]

References

↑ "Justin Trudeau names 6 new senators from Quebec". CBC News. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
1 2 "Biographical notes". Prime Minister of Canada. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
↑ "Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appoints six new senators for Quebec". The Globe and Mail. The Canadian Press. Retrieved 2 November 2016.

External links

Renée Dupuis – Parliament of Canada biography

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[1] "Justin Trudeau names 6 new senators from Quebec". CBC News. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.

[pmo-2] 1 2 "Biographical notes". Prime Minister of Canada. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2019.

[3] "Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appoints six new senators for Quebec". The Globe and Mail. The Canadian Press. Retrieved 2 November 2016.

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