14 Facts About Pamela Wallin

Pamela Wallin was appointed to the senate on January 2,2009, where she initially sat as a Conservative.

Pamela Wallin spent much of her formative years in Wadena but completed her high school in Moose Jaw.

Pamela Wallin later rejoined Canada AM, hosting alongside JD Roberts.

In 2005, shortly before her term ended, Pamela Wallin bought a 500 square feet apartment for US$379,000.

Pamela Wallin sat on the Panel on Canada's Future Role in Afghanistan, chaired by Manley, a former cabinet minister.

Pamela Wallin was appointed by the governor general as an honorary colonel of the Royal Canadian Air Force.

On January 2,2009, Pamela Wallin was appointed to the Senate of Canada on the advice of Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

From 2016 until 2019, Pamela Wallin has caucused with the Independent Senators Group.

On November 4,2019, Senator Pamela Wallin joined the Canadian Senators Group.

Pamela Wallin decided to leave the Conservative caucus on May 17,2013, until an audit into her expense claims could be completed.

On November 5,2013, the Senate voted to suspend Pamela Wallin without pay for the duration of the 41st Canadian Parliament for alleged theft from the public purse.

In 1994, her home town of Wadena, Saskatchewan named its major street Pamela Wallin Drive in her honour.

In 2008, Toastmasters International announced that Pamela Wallin would be that year's winner of their Golden Gavel award.

Pamela Wallin has received 13 honorary degrees, including from Athabasca University, the University of Lethbridge and the University of Windsor.