Lesbian Feminist Named To Canada's Senate

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Lesbian Feminist Named To Canada's Senate

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Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin appointed Nancy Ruth to the Senate on Thursday. She becomes the second out member of the Senate. The other is Liberal Laurier LaPierre.

She was among nine new Senators named to the Upper Chamber Thursday.

Senators in Canada are appointed by the Prime Minister in power and serve until they are 75. The Senate, known as 'the chamber of sober second thought' has little power but can send non monetary bills back to the Commons with suggested revisions.

Ruth, 63, will sit as a Progressive Conservative - the old party that joined with the Alliance to form the Conservatives.

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1. I was born several hundred miles too far south. . .

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