Daw Aung San Suu Kyi,sometimes abbreviated to Suu Kyi,is a Burmese politician,diplomat,author,and pro-democracy activist who served as State Counsellor of Myanmar and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2016 to 2021. She has served as the general secretary of the National League for Democracy (NLD) since the party's founding in 1988 and was registered as its chairperson while it was a legal party from 2011 to 2023. She played a vital role in Myanmar's transition from military junta to partial democracy in the 2010s.
Frances Lankin,,is a former Canadian senator,former president and CEO of United Way Toronto,and a former Ontario MPP and cabinet minister in the NDP government of Bob Rae between 1990 and 1995. From 2010 to 2012,she co-chaired a government commission review of social assistance in Ontario. From 2009 to 2016,she was a member of the Security Intelligence Review Committee.
Ruby Dhalla is a Canadian chiropractor,actress,activist,model and former politician. She served as the Member of Parliament for Brampton—Springdale in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2011 as a member of the Liberal Party. Dhalla and British Columbia Conservative MP Nina Grewal were the first Sikh women to serve in the House of Commons of Canada.
Mobina S. B. Jaffer is a former Canadian Senator representing British Columbia. Jaffer was the first Muslim to be appointed to the upper house as well as being the first senator who was born in Africa,and the first of South Asian descent. She retired on August 20,2024 upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75.
Honorary Canadian citizenship is an honour bestowed on foreigners of exceptional merit following a joint resolution by both Houses of the Parliament of Canada.
Patrick Brazeau is a Canadian senator from Quebec. At the age of 34,he was and is the youngest member of the Senate during his appointment. From February 2006 until January 2009 he held the position of national chief of the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples. Brazeau was expelled from the Conservative caucus following his February 7,2013 arrest for domestic assault and sexual assault. On September 15,2015,Brazeau pleaded guilty to simple assault and cocaine possession as part of a plea deal in which other assault charges were dropped,and he was acquitted of sexual assault.
On May 4,2009,American John Yettaw trespassed upon the residence of Myanma political prisoner Aung San Suu Kyi,two weeks before her scheduled release from house arrest on May 27. This illegal visit prompted Suu Kyi's arrest on May 13,2009. Yettaw himself was arrested by Myanmar authorities on May 6. He was charged on May 14 with illegally entering a restricted zone,illegal swimming,and breaking immigration laws. It is illegal in Myanmar to have a guest stay overnight at one's home without notifying the authorities first.
The Lady is a 2011 British biographical film directed by Luc Besson,starring Michelle Yeoh as Aung San Suu Kyi and David Thewlis as her late husband Michael Aris. Yeoh called the film "a labour of love" but also confessed it had felt intimidating for her to play the Nobel laureate.
Kimberly Pate is a Canadian politician who has served as a senator from Ontario since November 10,2016,sitting with the Independent Senators Group (ISG) caucus. Pate was appointed on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
The 42nd Canadian Parliament was in session from December 3,2015,to September 11,2019,with the membership of its lower chamber,the House of Commons of Canada,having been determined by the results of the 2015 federal election held on October 19,2015,and thirty new appointees to its Upper House,the Senate of Canada. Parliament officially resumed on December 3,2015,with the election of a new Speaker,Geoff Regan,followed by a Speech from the Throne the following day. The Speaker of the Senate of Canada was George Furey,who was appointed Speaker of the Canadian Senate on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau,to replace Leo Housakos,on December 3,2015. On September 11,2019,Prime Minister Justin Trudeau advised Governor General Julie Payette to dissolve Parliament and issue the writ of election,leading to a five-week election campaign period for the 2019 federal election. Significant legislation adopted during the 42nd Parliament included the Cannabis Act,the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act,the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement Implementation Act,the Trans-Pacific Partnership Implementation Act,the Canada Infrastructure Bank Act,the Impact Assessment Act and Canadian Energy Regulator Acts,as well as the legalizing of medical assistance in dying and adding gender identity and expression to the list of prohibited grounds of discrimination in the Canadian Human Rights Act.
Maryam Monsef is an Afghan Canadian politician. She served as the member of Parliament for the riding of Peterborough—Kawartha from 2015 to 2021 as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.
The Cabinet of Htin Kyaw,co-headed by President Htin Kyaw and State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi,is the former government of Myanmar which took office from 30 March 2016 to 30 March 2018 after the 2015 general election. This election saw the opposition National League for Democracy (NLD) win a majority in both chambers of parliament.
The state counsellor of Myanmar was the de facto head of government of Myanmar,equivalent to a prime minister,from 2016 to 2021. The office was created in 2016 after Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy won the 2015 Myanmar general election so she could lead the government despite being constitutionally ineligible for the presidency. The officeholder could “contact ministries,departments,organizations,associations and individuals”in an official capacity,while being accountable to parliament. The office was abolished by Aung San Suu Kyi's political adversary,Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Min Aung Hlaing,after he seized power from her in a 2021 military coup d'état.
Wanda Thomas Bernard is a Canadian senator.
Marie-Françoise Mégie is a Canadian physician,university professor at the Universitéde Montreal and member of the Independent Senators Group in the Senate of Canada. Born in Jacmel,Haiti,she moved to Quebec in 1976.
Rosemary Moodie is a Canadian neonatal physician who was appointed to the Senate of Canada on December 12,2018. Moodie is a neonatologist at the Hospital for Sick Children and Professor of pediatrics at the University of Toronto's Department of Pediatrics.
The Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide,commonly referred to as the Rohingya genocide case,is a case which is currently being heard by the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The case was brought forward by the Republic of The Gambia,on behalf of 57 members of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation in 2019.
The foreign policy of Justin Trudeau is Canada's foreign policy since Justin Trudeau became Prime Minister in November 2015. Mélanie Joly has served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs since October 2021.
