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The Honourable Anne Clare Cools, BA (born 1943) is a member of the Canadian Senate. Born in Barbados, she was the first black person to be appointed to the Canada's upper house. The prefix The Honourable or The Honorable ( or formerly The Honble) is a title of quality attached to the names of certain classes of persons. ...
A Bachelor of Arts (B.A. or A.B., from the Latin Artium Baccalaureus) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or program in the arts and/or sciences. ...
1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. ...
The Senate (French: Sénat) is a component of the Parliament of Canada, which also includes the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and the House of Commons. ...
Black Canadian is a term used to identify a Canadian of African descent. ...
An upper house (Frequently known as a Senate) is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house. ...
Her family immigrated to Canada in 1957 when Cools was 14 years old, and settled in Montreal. Attending McGill University to study social work in the 1960s, she became involved in radical campus politics. In 1969, she was a participant in a 10-day sit-in at Sir George Williams University (later Concordia University), protesting alleged racism at the school. The action ended with $2 million worth of damage to computer equipment. Although not accused of damaging property herself, Cools was sentenced to four months imprisonment for participating in the sit-in. 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
City motto: Concordia Salus (Latin: Well-being through harmony) Province Quebec Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area - % water 500. ...
McGill University is a publicly funded, research-intensive, non-denominational, co-educational university located in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ...
Social Work is a helping profession focused on psychosocial problems, and largely (though not exclusively) concerned with disadvantaged populations, such as the poor, the disabled, the elderly, and persons diagnosed with mental illness. ...
1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ...
The George Williams Computer Riot was a 1969 event at Sir George Williams University in Montreal, Canada. ...
This article is about Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec. ...
Concordia University This article is about Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec. ...
An African-American man drinks out of the colored only water fountain at a racially segregated streetcar terminal in the United States in 1939. ...
In 1974, Cools moved to Toronto where she founded one of the first shelters for abused women in Canada, Women in Transition Inc., and served as its Executive Director. 1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ...
Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Diversity Our Strength City of Toronto, Ontario, Canadas Location. ...
She twice sought election to the Canadian House of Commons as a candidate of the Liberal Party of Canada. Running in the Toronto riding of Rosedale, she was defeated in both the 1979 and 1980 elections by Progressive Conservative candidate David Crombie. On her second attempt, she lost by fewer than 2,000 votes. The House of Commons (French: Chambre des communes) is a component of the Parliament of Canada, which also includes the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and the Senate. ...
The Liberal Party of Canada (French: Parti libéral du Canada) is a political party in Canada. ...
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Rosedale is the name of more than one place. ...
The House of Commons after the 1979 election The Canadian federal election of 1979 was held on May 22, 1979 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons. ...
The House of Commons after the 1980 election The 1980 Canadian federal election was called when the minority Progressive Conservative government led by Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. ...
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (PC) was a Canadian centre-right conservative political party that existed from 1867 to 2003. ...
David Edward Crombie (born 1936) is a Canadian politician and professor and consultant. ...
 Map of Toronto-Centre-York: Courtesy of Anne Cools In 1984, she was appointed to the Canadian Senate by then– Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. In the 1990s, Cools became an increasingly outspoken conservative, particularly on social issues such as fathers' rights, divorce and "family values", causing her critics to accuse her of being anti-feminist. She also became increasingly critical of the Liberal governments of Jean Chrétien and Paul Martin, and of same-sex marriage. On June 8, 2004, she announced that she was crossing the floor to join the Conservative Party of Canada. Download high resolution version (990x765, 203 KB)Map of the Senate Division of Toronto Centre York File links The following pages link to this file: Toronto-Centre-York Senate division ...
Download high resolution version (990x765, 203 KB)Map of the Senate Division of Toronto Centre York File links The following pages link to this file: Toronto-Centre-York Senate division ...
This page is about the year 1984. ...
The Senate (French: Sénat) is a component of the Parliament of Canada, which also includes the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and the House of Commons. ...
The Prime Minister of Canada (French: Premier ministre du Canada), the head of the Canadian government, is usually the leader of the political party with the most seats in the Canadian House of Commons. ...
The Right Honourable Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau PC, CC, CH, QC, MA, LL.D, FRSC (October 18, 1919 – September 28, 2000) was the fifteenth Prime Minister of Canada from April 20, 1968 to June 3, 1979, and from March 3, 1980 to June 30, 1984. ...
The 1990s in its most obvious sense refers to the years 1990 to 1999. ...
Conservatism or political conservatism is any of several historically related political philosophies or political ideologies. ...
The Fathers rights movement is a loose network of interest groups, primarily in western countries, established to campaign for equal treatment by the courts in family law issues such as child custody after divorce, child support, and paternity determinations. ...
Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the ending of a marriage before the death of either spouse, which can be contrasted with an annulment which is a declaration that a marriage is void, though the effects of marriage may be recognized in such unions, such as spousal support, child custody...
Family values is a political buzzword first used in 1966 to describe a set of moral guidelines for defining the proper structure and role of a family and its members. ...
Feminism is a social theory and political movement primarily informed and motivated by the experience of women. ...
The Right Honourable Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien, PC, QC, BA, LL.L, LL.D (born January 11, 1934) was the twentieth Prime Minister of Canada, serving from November 4, 1993, to December 12, 2003. ...
The Right Honourable Paul Edgar Philippe Martin, PC, MP, BA, LLB (born August 28, 1938 in Windsor, Ontario) is the Prime Minister of Canada. ...
Same-sex marriage was legalized across Canada by the Civil Marriage Act enacted on July 20, 2005. ...
June 8 is the 159th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (160th in leap years), with 206 days remaining. ...
2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
In politics, crossing the floor is to vote against party lines. ...
The Conservative Party of Canada (French: Parti conservateur du Canada) is a right-of-centre political party in Canada, formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in December 2003. ...
She has designated herself as representing the Senate division of Toronto-Centre-York. Canadian Senate divisions are districts represented by Senators from the Canadian Senate. ...
See also
List of members of the Senate of Canada in order of seniority in the Senate. ...
This is a list of past and present Canadian senators representing the province of Ontario. ...
External links - Senator Anne Cools official website
- Hurricane Anne 1997 profile published in Chatelaine.
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