No, It's Not Suzanne From The Big Blue Wave

While the name is quite similar, Suzanne Fortin-Duplessis, who's been appointed to the Senate today is not the same Suzanne Fortin who is the author of the Big Blue Wave blog.

Suzanne Fortin-Duplessis was born in Chicoutimi and studied at the École des Beaux-arts de Québec and at Laval University, where she obtained a bachelor’s degree in visual arts and a certificate in college education. She was a teacher at the regional school board Louis-Fréchette. In 1981, she became the first woman to be elected to the municipal council of the City of Sainte-Foy. She became active in federal politics and was elected as the MP for the riding of Louis-Hébert from 1984 to 1993. Ms. Fortin-Duplessis has always been involved in the community. During her career, she was a member of the board of the Alzheimer Society and the Fondation de l’Opéra de Québec, and she is a member of the Laval hospital and the Saint-Sacrement hospital foundations. More recently, she was a volunteer for the International Eucharistic Congress.

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Each new senator pledges to support Canada’s elected government, promote Canadian unity and advance Senate reform.

Best wishes to the new Senators and hopefully - one day we'll see the pro-life leaders of our generation (including Suzanne) in the House of Commons and in the Senate.