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The Honourable
Mary Jane McCallum
The Honourable Mary Jane McCallum
	Mary Jane McCallum in 2023
8th Chancellor of Brandon University
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; July 1, 2021
President	David Docherty
Preceded by	Michael Decter
Senator from Manitoba
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; December 4, 2017
Nominated by	Justin Trudeau
Appointed by	Julie Payette
Preceded by	Janis Johnson
Personal details
Born	May 1, 1952 (age 72)
Political party	Non-affiliated
Other political; affiliations	Independent Senators Group (2018-2022)
Profession	Dentist

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

Early life and education

McCallum was born on May 1, 1952.^{[citation needed]} 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.^[2]

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]

References

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

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[1] Cousins, Ben (June 1, 2021). "'Our hearts are broken': Sen. McCallum delivers gut-wrenching speech on residential schools". CTV News. Retrieved June 1, 2021.

[bio-2] "Mary Jane McCallum". pm.gc.ca. PMO. December 4, 2017.

[pmo-3] "Prime Minister announces the appointment of two new Senators". pm.gc.ca (Press release). PMO. December 4, 2017.

[global-4] "Trudeau appoints Mary Coyle, Mary Jane McCallum to Senate". Global News. December 4, 2017.

[5] "Sen. Mary Jane McCallum becomes 1st Indigenous woman chancellor of Brandon University". CBC News. May 6, 2021. Retrieved June 1, 2021.

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v t e Current members of the Senate of Canada
Presiding officers: Speaker: Raymonde Gagné Speaker pro tempore: Pierrette Ringuette
AB	■ Fridhandler ■ LaBoucane-Benson ■ Simons ■ Sorensen ■ Tannas ■ K. Wells
BC	■ Busson ■ Greenwood ■ Martin ■ Woo 2 vacancies
MB	■ Adler ■ Gagné ■ McCallum ■ McPhedran ■ Osler ■ Plett
NB	■ Boudreau ■ Cormier ■ Hartling ■ Kingston ■ McNair ■ Poirier ■ Quinn ■ Richards ■ Ringuette ■ Ross
NL	■ Manning ■ Marshall ■ Petten ■ Ravalia ■ D. Wells ■ White
NS	■ Aucoin ■ Bernard ■ Cordy ■ Coyle ■ Cuzner ■ C. Deacon ■ Greene ■ Kutcher ■ MacDonald ■ Prosper
ON	■ Al Zaibak ■ Ataullahjan ■ Black ■ Boehm ■ Boniface ■ Boyer ■ Burey ■ Cardozo ■ Clement ■ Dasko ■ M. Deacon ■ Dean ■ Harder ■ McBean ■ Moncion ■ Moodie ■ Omidvar ■ Pate ■ R. Patterson ■ Senior ■ Varone ■ Yussuff 1 vacancy
PE	■ Downe ■ Francis ■ MacAdam ■ Robinson 1 vacancy
QC	■ Audette ■ Brazeau ■ Carignan ■ Dagenais ■ Dalphond ■ Forest ■ Galvez ■ Gerba ■ Gignac ■ Gold ■ Housakos ■ Loffreda ■ Massicotte ■ Mégie ■ Miville-Dechêne ■ Moreau ■ Oudar ■ Petitclerc ■ Saint-Germain ■Seidman ■ Smith ■ Verner ■ Youance 1 vacancy
SK	■ Arnot ■ Batters ■ Cotter ■ Klyne ■ Muggli ■ Wallin
Territories	NT ■ Anderson NU 1 vacancy YT ■ Duncan
■ Independent Senators Group (41) ■ Canadian Senators Group (18) ■ Progressive Senate Group (13) ■ Conservative (12) ■ Non-affiliated (16) vacant (5)