Ratna Omidvar

The Honourable
Ratna Omidvar
CM, OOnt
Senator from Ontario
Assumed office
March 18, 2016
Appointed by Justin Trudeau
Personal details
Born (1949-06-11) June 11, 1949
Punjab, India
Political party Independent

Ratna Omidvar CM OOnt, (born June 11, 1949)[1] is a Canadian politician and academic, who was named to the Senate of Canada to represent Ontario on March 18, 2016.[2]

Originally from Amritsar, India, she was educated at the University of Delhi.[3] Later moving to Canada, she became executive director of the Maytree Foundation, a charitable organization to combat poverty in Canada before being named as head of Ryerson University's Global Diversity Exchange in 2014.[3]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ratna-omidvar-independent-senator-1.3498050
  2. ↑ "Trudeau to appoint seven new senators". The Globe and Mail, March 18, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "A fighter for immigration, inclusion and diversity". The Globe and Mail, April 17, 2015.
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