Nancy Ruth Rowell Jackman was born on January 6,1942 and is a Canadian heiress, activist, philanthropist and former Canadian senator.
11 Facts About Nancy Ruth
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Nancy Ruth was appointed to the Senate by Prime Minister Paul Martin on March 24,2005.
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Nancy Ruth retired from the Senate on January 6,2017, upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75.
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Nancy Ruth was born in Toronto, Ontario, and is an alumna of Branksome Hall.
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Nancy Ruth founded several women's organizations in Canada, including the Canadian Women's Foundation and a women's studies chair at Mount Saint Vincent University.
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Nancy Ruth has been a noted benefactor of hospitals and art galleries throughout Canada, and she was named a member of the Order of Canada in 1994.
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Nancy Ruth has long battled for women's constitutional rights and thus opposed the Charlottetown Accord in 1992.
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Nancy Ruth was born Nancy Ruth Rowell Jackman and is the sister of former Lieutenant Governor of Ontario Hal Jackman, the daughter of former Member of Parliament Harry Jackman and the granddaughter of former MP and Ontario Liberal Party leader Newton Rowell.
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Nancy Ruth crossed party lines to endorse Kathleen Wynne in her bid to win the leadership of the Ontario Liberal Party in 2013; she donated $10,000 to the Liberal MPP's campaign.
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Nancy Ruth sparked controversy on May 3,2010, with comments she made during a meeting with women's equality rights groups on Parliament Hill.
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Nancy Ruth drew media attention again in 2015 when responding to reporters regarding the auditor general's questioning why she claimed separate breakfasts as public expenses when she could have eaten the airline breakfasts included in the price of her airline ticket, which she had expensed.