The Honourable Bernadette Clement, Senator, Government of Canada

The Honourable Clement was appointed to the senate in June 2021. With a focus on representing injured workers in both English and French, she has been practicing poverty law for over thirty years at the Roy McMurtry Legal Aid Clinic in Cornwall, Ontario on the traditional territory of the Mohawk people of Akwesasne. After three terms as a City Councillor, she was elected as the Mayor of Cornwall in October 2018; making her the first black female mayor in Ontario. Enthusiastically involved in her community, she has been a member of numerous organizations and continues to be a strong voice for inclusion and diversity.