Mira Spivak

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Mira Spivak (born July 12, 1934) is a member of the Canadian Senate representing the province of Manitoba.

Born in Rivne, Ukraine (then Poland), Spivak received a Bachelor of Arts, Honours Degree in Political Science and Philosophy from the University of Manitoba.

She was appointed to the Senate on the recommendation of then-Prime Minister Brian Mulroney in 1986 as a Progressive Conservative. She refused to join the Conservative Party of Canada when the PC Party merged with the Canadian Alliance in 2003 and now sits in the Senate as an independent.

Spivak is the widow of Manitoba politician Sidney Spivak. She is due to retire from the Senate when she reaches the mandatory retirement age of 75 on July 12, 2009.

Spivak holds liberal views on most social issues. She allowed her name to be used on a full-page pro-choice advertisement that ran in the Winnipeg Free Press on October 11, 1989.

In 2006 she supported Elizabeth May in her successful campaign to win the leadership of the Green Party of Canada. ^[1]

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1. ^ Susan Delacourt, May wins vote to lead Greens, Toronto Star, August 27, 2006

	Manitoba Caucus serving in the 39th Canadian Parliament.
Senators	Sharon Carstairs (Lib), Maria Chaput (Lib), Janis Gudrun Johnson (Con), Mira Spivak (Ind), Terrance Richard Stratton (Con), Rod Zimmer (Lib)
Members of Parliament	Rod Bruinooge (Con), James Bezan (Con), Bill Blaikie (NDP), Tina Keeper (Lib), Steven Fletcher (Con), Inky Mark (Con), Pat Martin (NDP), Anita Neville (Lib), Brian Pallister (Con), Raymond Simard (Lib), Joy Smith (Con), Vic Toews (Con), Merv Tweed (Con), Judy Wasylycia-Leis (NDP)