Bernadette Clement
Bernadette Clement | |
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| Deputy Facilitator of the Independent Senators Group | |
| Assumed office June 24, 2023 | |
| Leader | Raymonde Saint-Germain |
| Preceded by | Tony Dean |
| Canadian Senator from Ontario | |
| Assumed office June 22, 2021 | |
| Nominated by | Justin Trudeau |
| Appointed by | Richard Wagner |
| Preceded by | Nicole Eaton |
| Mayor of Cornwall | |
| In office December 1, 2018 – June 22, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Leslie O'Shaughnessy |
| Succeeded by | Glen Grant |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 17, 1965 |
| Party | Independent (since 2018) |
| Other political affiliations | Liberal (until 2018) |
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Bernadette Clement (born May 17, 1965) is a Canadian politician, who was appointed to the Canadian Senate by Liberal prime minister Justin Trudeau on June 22, 2021. She was previously mayor of Cornwall, Ontario, having been elected in the 2018 Ontario municipal elections, after serving three terms as a municipal councillor. A Black Canadian, she is the first woman and first person of colour to serve as mayor of the city, and the first Black Canadian woman to serve as a mayor in Ontario.
Senator Clement joined the Independent Senators Group's Facilitation Team as Chamber Coordinator in December 2022. She was elected as Deputy Facilitator six months later.