Margaret Dawn Anderson

Canadian politician (born 1967)

BornMargaret Dawn Anderson
(1967-04-14) 14 April 1967 (age 59)

Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories, Canada

The Honourable Margaret D. Anderson

Canadian Senator from the Northwest Territories
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 December 2018
Nominated by	Justin Trudeau
Appointed by	Julie Payette
Preceded by	Nick Sibbeston

Personal details
Born	Margaret Dawn Anderson (1967-04-14) 14 April 1967 (age 59) Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories, Canada
Party	Conservative Party of Canada
Other political affiliations	Progressive Senate Group (until 2025)
Profession	Civil Servant, Activist

Margaret Dawn Anderson (born 14 April 1967)^[1] is a Canadian politician and former civil servant of Inuvialuit descent. She was appointed to the Senate of Canada on 12 December 2018.^[2]^[3]

Anderson was born in Tuktoyaktuk.^[4]^[5] A longtime civil servant in the territorial government of the Northwest Territories, she has worked for the departments of justice and health and social services, in areas such as social work, probation, parole, restorative justice and domestic violence.^[4]^[6]

She was appointed to the Senate in 2018. She was a member of the Progressive Senate Group from 2021 to 2025. In 2025, she joined the Conservative caucus, while stating she was not a member of the federal party.^[7]

Call for review

In May 2022, together with two other senators, Senator Anderson issued a report calling for a review of the convictions of 12 indigenous women, including the Quewezance sisters, and their exoneration.^[8]

References

↑ "Senators". Senate of Canada. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
↑ "Trudeau names four new senators, filling every seat in the Senate". The Globe and Mail, 12 December 2018.
↑ Canada, Senate of (13 December 2018). "Senate of Canada - Senator Margaret Dawn Anderson". Senate of Canada. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
1 2 "New N.W.T. senator wants to be a voice for people of the territory". CBC North, 13 December 2018.
↑ Updated: New NWT senator announced. Northern News Services, 13 December 2018.
↑ "Margaret Dawn Anderson". Prime Minister of Canada. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
↑ "'Not a crossing of the floor': N.W.T. senator denies change in partisanship after move to Conservative caucus". CBC News. 10 October 2025. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
↑ Pate, Kim; Anderson, Dawn; Boyer, Yvonne (16 May 2022). "Injustices and miscarriages of justice experienced by 12 indigenous women: a case for group conviction review and exoneration by the Department of Justice via the Law Commission of Canada and/or the Miscarriages of Justice Commission" (PDF). Retrieved 17 June 2022.

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