Julie Miville-Dechêne (born July 10, 1959) is a

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senator and former journalist. She is a former journalist and broadcaster with

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and spent 25 years as a public affairs correspondent for the network in

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Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the anch ...

, Ottawa, and

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before serving as its ombudsman from April 2007, to July 2011, the first woman to hold this position. Since August 15, 2011, she has served as the president of the Conseil du statut de la femme. In 2017, she served as the government of

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's representative in Canada's delegation to

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. On June 20, 2018, she was appointed to the Senate of Canada by Governor General

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after being nominated by Prime Minister

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Biography of Julie Miville-Dechêne
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