Claudette Tardif (born July 27, 1947) is a Canadian senator from Alberta. She was appointed to the senate by Prime Minister Paul Martin on March 24, 2005, representing the Liberal Party of Canada.
Prior to entering the Senate she was a professor and dean at the University of Alberta's French-language faculty, Faculté Saint-Jean. Tardif is also a longstanding advocate of minority language rights, particularly for Alberta's francophone minority.
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Claudette Tardif (born July 27, 1947) is a Canadian senator from Alberta. She was appointed to the senate by Prime Minister Paul Martin on March 24, 2005, representing the Liberal Party of Canada.
Prior to entering the Senate she was a professor and dean at the University of Alberta's French-language faculty, Faculté Saint-Jean. Tardif is also a longstanding advocate of minority language rights, particularly for Alberta's francophone minority.
On January 18, 2007 she was named Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate.
Dr. Claudette Tardif has long been recognized as one of Canada’s foremost advocates and defenders of minority linguistic and cultural rights and for her considerable contribution to both secondary and post-secondary education.
She was educated at the University of Alberta, where she obtained a Bachelor of Education in Secondary Education and a Major in French (First class Honours) in 1968; a Master of Education in Secondary Education (Curriculum Studies) in 1978;...
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