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The Honourable, Dr. Carolyn Bennett, PC, MP, was first elected to the House of Commons in 1997 representing the Toronto riding of St. Paul's. Presently Carolyn is the Opposition Critic for Public Health, Seniors, Canadians with Disabilities and the Social Economy. From 2003 to 2006, she was Canada's first Minister of State (Public Health). Prior to her election, Dr. Bennett was a family physician, President of the Medical Staff Association of Women's College Hospital and Assistant Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto.
Senator Grant Mitchell has had careers in the public service, business and politics in Alberta. He was appointed to the Senate in 2005 and sits as a Liberal. From 1994 to 1998 Senator Mitchell was leader of Alberta’s official opposition and leader of the Alberta Liberal Party. He was a member of the Alberta Legislative Assembly for the riding of Edmonton McClung from 1986 to 1998. He has worked as a lecturer in the MBA programs at the Universities of Alberta and Calgary, as a business executive and as a public servant in Alberta. From 1998 to 2008 he worked as an investment advisor with CIBC Wood Gundy. He has successfully completed two Ironman triathlon competitions in Penticton, B.C, and Hawaii and continues to be an active athlete. Senator Mitchell is married to Teresa Mitchell, an Edmonton lawyer. They have three sons, Lucas, Liam and Grady.
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