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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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-McCallum 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 earnrd a [[Doctor of Dental Medicine]] from the [[University of Manitoba]] in 1990.<ref name=bio/>
+McCallum was born on May 1, 1952.{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} She attended a [[Canadian Indian residential school system|residential school]] from the age of five.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cousins |first1=Ben |title='Our hearts are broken': Sen. McCallum delivers gut-wrenching speech on residential schools |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/our-hearts-are-broken-sen-mccallum-delivers-gut-wrenching-speech-on-residential-schools-1.5451997 |publisher=CTV News |access-date=1 June 2021 |date=1 June 2021}}</ref>  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.<ref name=bio/>
 ==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]].<ref name=bio>https://pm.gc.ca/eng/news/2017/12/04/mary-jane-mccallum</ref>
+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]].<ref name=bio>{{cite web| url=https://pm.gc.ca/eng/news/2017/12/04/mary-jane-mccallum| title=Mary Jane McCallum| date=December 4, 2017| website=pm.gc.ca| publisher=[[Office of the Prime Minister (Canada)|PMO]]}}</ref>
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 She was appointed to the Senate by Prime Minister [[Justin Trudeau]] on December 4, 2017.<ref name="pmo">{{cite press release| url=https://pm.gc.ca/eng/news/2017/12/04/prime-minister-announces-appointment-two-new-senators| title=Prime Minister announces the appointment of two new Senators| date=December 4, 2017| publisher=[[Office of the Prime Minister (Canada)|PMO]]| website=pm.gc.ca}}</ref><ref name="global">{{cite news| url=https://globalnews.ca/news/3895323/trudeau-appoints-mary-coyle-mary-jane-mccallum-to-senate/| title=Trudeau appoints Mary Coyle, Mary Jane McCallum to Senate| publisher=[[Global News]]| date=December 4, 2017}}</ref>
+On May 6, 2021 she was named Chancellor of Brandon University. She is the first Indigenous woman to hold the post.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sen. Mary Jane McCallum becomes 1st Indigenous woman chancellor of Brandon University |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/brandon-university-jane-mccallum-chancellor-1.6016368 |publisher=CBC News |access-date=1 June 2021 |date=6 May 2021}}</ref>
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