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Mira Spivak
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The Honourable '''Mira Spivak''',
Bachelor of Arts BA (born
July 12,
1934) is a member of the
Canadian Senate representing the province of
Manitoba.
Born in
Rivne,
Ukraine, Spivak received a
Bachelor of Arts, Honours Degree in Political Science and Philosophy from the
University of Manitoba.
She was appointed to the Senate on the recommendation of then-
Prime Minister of Canada Prime Minister Brian Mulroney in 1986 as a
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada Progressive Conservative. She refused to join the
Conservative Party of Canada when the PC Party merged with the
Canadian Alliance in 2003 and now sits in the Senate as an independent.
Spivak is the widow of Manitoba politician
Sidney Spivak. She is due to retire from the Senate when she reaches the mandatory retirement age of 75 on July 12,
2009.
Spivak holds liberal views on most social issues. She allowed her name to be used on a full-page
pro-choice advertisement that ran in the ''
Winnipeg Free Press'' on
October 11,
1989.
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Category:1934 births Spivak, Mira
Category:Living people Spivak, Mira
Category:Manitoba politicians Spivak, Mira
Category:Canadian senators Spivak, Mira
