‘I did it my way’: Senator Dupuis says goodbye to the Red Chamber

First appointed in November 2016, Independent Senator Renée Dupuis will reach her mandatory retirement date on Jan. 17. She looks back on a career focused on human rights and inclusivity.

‘I am working for the year 4000, knowing full well that I'm not going to be there,’ says Independent Senator Renée Dupuis ahead of her retirement on Jan. 17. Photograph courtesy of the Senate of Canada

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BY IREM KOCA

January 1, 2024

Having spent more than 40 years advocating for social justice, Senator Renée Dupuis stepped into the Red Chamber hoping to help transform the institution into something more efficient, equal, and equitable.

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