‘Everything has a time’: Senator Jaffer marks an end to 23 years on the Hill

A trailblazer in the Upper Chamber who has juggled chairing committees and working towards peace in Sudan in the early 2000s, Mobina Jaffer reflects on her career as a Senator.

British Columbia ISG Mobina Jaffer—the second-longest currently serving Senator—sat down with The Hill Times in her top-floor Victoria Building office in downtown Ottawa on June 19. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

June 26, 2024

Starting a new job is rarely easy. Starting a new job as Canada’s first-ever Muslim Senator the week after 9/11 is a whole other level of challenging.

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