Elaine McCoy (born March 7, 1946) is a Canadian senator from Alberta. March 7 is the 66th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (67th in Leap years). ... 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Canada is the second largest country in the world in land area, and the northern-most, occupying much of the North American land mass. ... The Senate of Canada is the upper house of the Parliament of Canada. ... Motto: Fortis et Liber (Strong and free) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Lieutenant Governor Norman Kwong Premier Ralph Klein (PC) Area 661,848 km² (6th)  - Land 642,317 km²  - Water 19,531 km² (2. ...

A lawyer by profession, McCoy is President of the Macleod Institute at the University of Calgary. From 1985 to 1993 she was the Alberta Progressive Conservative MLA for Calgary West in the Alberta legisature and held several cabinet positions in the government of Don Getty including Minister of Labour. The University of Calgary is a university of approximately 28,000 students located in the north-western part of Calgary, Alberta, Canada (pop. ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003) Events Media:January January 1 - Czechoslovakia divides. ... The Alberta Progressive Conservative Association is a provincial right-of-centre party in the Canadian province of Alberta. ... MLA is a three letter acronym that can stand for a number of different things: Modern Language Association Master of Landscape Architecture Martial Law Administration of Bangladesh Member of the Legislative Assembly (see also: MPP) Myelosis Leucemica Acuta (a medical condition) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which... For the provincial electoral district, see Calgary West (provincial electoral district) Calgary West is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada. ... Alternate meanings in cabinet (disambiguation) A Cabinet is a body of high-ranking members of government, typically representing the executive branch. ... Donald Ross Getty (born August 30, 1933), Canadian politician, was Premier of Alberta and leader of the Alberta Progressive Conservative Party between 1985 and 1992. ...

She has also been. Senior Member of the Alberta Ministerial Advisory Committee for Environmental Protection; Governor of the Calgary Centre for Innovative Technology; and Member of the Canadian Evaluation Society and Law Society of Alberta.

McCoy is currently vice-chair of Climate Change Central, a multi-stakeholder organization formed to co-ordinate greenhouse gas emission reductions across the province of Alberta.

She was appointed to the senate by Prime Minister Paul Martin on March 24, 2005 and sits in the Upper House representing (Calgary) as a Progressive Conservative. The Prime Minister of 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 Paul Edgar Philippe Martin, (born August 28, 1938 in Windsor, Ontario) is the 21st Prime Minister of Canada, succeeding Jean Chrétien on December 12, 2003. ... March 24 is the 83rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (84th in Leap years). ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... An upper house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house. ... The Calgary Senate Division Represents the City of Calgary in the Province of Alberta for the Canadian Senate. ... The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (PC) was a Canadian conservative political party that existed from 1867 to 2003. ...

External links

• CBC News article about new senators (http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/03/24/senators-canada050324.html)