Claudette Tardif (born July 27, 1947) is a

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retired senator from

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. She was appointed to the senate by

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, on the advice of

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, on March 24, 2005, representing the Liberal Party of Canada. Prior to entering the Senate she was a professor and dean at the

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's French-language faculty, Faculté Saint-Jean. At the time of her appointment, Tardif was vice-president of the

. Tardif is also a longstanding advocate of minority language rights, particularly for Alberta's francophone minority. On January 18, 2007, she was named Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate. On January 29, 2014, Liberal Party leader

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announced all Liberal Senators, including Tardif, were removed from the Liberal caucus, and would continue sitting as Independents. The Senators refer to themselves as the

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even though they are no longer members of the parliamentary Liberal caucus. Tardif retired from the Senate on February 2, 2018, five years prior to the mandatory retirement age of 75, in order to spend more time with her family.

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Liberal Party of Canada biography

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Claudette Tardif
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tardif, Claudette 1947 births Living people Liberal Party of Canada senators Canadian senators from Alberta Franco-Albertan people Women members of the Senate of Canada Women in Alberta politics 21st-century Canadian politicians 21st-century Canadian women politicians