Attendance
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42nd Parliament,
1st Session
(December 3, 2015
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Senators' Attendance and Activities on Sitting Days
Senators' Attendance and Activities on Sitting Days
The Senate has been keeping attendance records since 1867, and this information is recorded in the Senate Journals every day the Senate is sitting.
The Senators Attendance Policy, adopted by the Senate on June 9, 1998, provides for the recording of senators’ attendance during parliamentary sessions, and documents each senator’s compliance with the attendance requirements set out in the Constitution Act, 1867 and the Parliament of Canada Act.
“Senators’ Attendance and Activities on Sitting Days” tabulates attendance on those days the Senate is sitting and does not encompass all of the responsibilities and activities of a senator throughout the year. The detailed Senators Attendance Register, prepared in accordance with the Senators Attendance Policy, may be consulted by selecting the individual senator followed by the month.
| Name | Affiliation | Sitting Days ¹ | Present and Attending to Senate Business ² | Other Public Business (Sitting Days) ³ | Absent Due to Illness | Leave ⁴ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | A | |||||
| Andreychuk, A. Raynell | C | 212 | 196 | 10 | 0 | 6 |
| Ataullahjan, Salma | C | 212 | 196 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| B | B | |||||
| Baker, George Retired on 2017-09-03 | Lib. | 137 | 127 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Batters, Denise | C | 212 | 204 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Bellemare, Diane | Non-affiliated | 212 | 212 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernard, Wanda Elaine Thomas Appointed on 2016-11-10 | ISG | 141 | 111 | 14 | 1 | 15 |
| Beyak, Lynn | Non-affiliated | 212 | 190 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
| Black, Douglas | ISG | 212 | 174 | 19 | 4 | 15 |
| Black, Robert Appointed on 2018-02-15 | ISG | 29 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Boisvenu, Pierre-Hugues | C | 212 | 192 | 9 | 4 | 7 |
| Boniface, Gwen Appointed on 2016-11-10 | ISG | 142 | 118 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| Bovey, Patricia Appointed on 2016-11-10 | ISG | 142 | 134 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Boyer, Yvonne Appointed on 2018-03-15 | ISG | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brazeau, Patrick | ISG | 212 | 128 | 58 | 12 | 14 |
| C | C | |||||
| Campbell, Larry W. | ISG | 212 | 182 | 7 | 14 | 9 |
| Carignan, Claude | C | 212 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Chaput, Maria Resigned on 2016-02-29 | Lib. | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Christmas, Dan Appointed on 2016-12-06 | ISG | 125 | 98 | 15 | 0 | 12 |
| Cools, Anne C. | ISG | 212 | 204 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Cordy, Jane | Lib. | 212 | 197 | 8 | 0 | 7 |
| Cormier, René Appointed on 2016-11-10 | ISG | 142 | 133 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Cowan, James S. Retired on 2017-01-21 | Lib. | 89 | 68 | 5 | 13 | 3 |
| Coyle, Mary Appointed on 2017-12-04 | ISG | 41 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | D | |||||
| Dagenais, Jean-Guy | C | 212 | 208 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dawson, Dennis | Lib. | 212 | 167 | 3 | 39 | 3 |
| Day, Joseph A. | Lib. | 212 | 201 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| Deacon, Marty Appointed on 2018-02-15 | ISG | 26 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dean, Tony Appointed on 2016-11-10 | ISG | 141 | 106 | 3 | 29 | 3 |
| Demers, Jacques | ISG | 212 | 19 | 3 | 188 | 2 |
| Downe, Percy E. | Lib. | 212 | 198 | 11 | 0 | 3 |
| Doyle, Norman E. | C | 212 | 191 | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| Duffy, Michael | ISG | 200 | 152 | 31 | 11 | 6 |
| Dupuis, Renée Appointed on 2016-11-10 | ISG | 141 | 125 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
| Dyck, Lillian Eva | Lib. | 212 | 184 | 23 | 4 | 1 |
| E | E | |||||
| Eaton, Nicole | C | 212 | 164 | 0 | 35 | 13 |
| Eggleton, Art | Lib. | 212 | 189 | 16 | 0 | 7 |
| Enverga, Tobias C. Jr. Deceased on 2017-11-16 | C | 153 | 150 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| F | F | |||||
| Forest, Éric Appointed on 2016-11-21 | ISG | 138 | 106 | 0 | 24 | 8 |
| Fraser, Joan Resigned on 2018-02-02 | Lib. | 175 | 158 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Frum, Linda | C | 212 | 167 | 23 | 3 | 19 |
| Furey, George J. | Non-affiliated | 212 | 212 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G | G | |||||
| Gagné, Raymonde Appointed on 2016-04-01 | ISG | 188 | 181 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Galvez, Rosa Appointed on 2016-12-06 | ISG | 125 | 100 | 7 | 3 | 15 |
| Gerstein, Irving Retired on 2016-02-09 | C | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gold, Marc Appointed on 2016-11-25 | ISG | 133 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greene, Stephen | ISG | 212 | 205 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Griffin, Diane F. Appointed on 2016-11-10 | ISG | 141 | 134 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| H | H | |||||
| Harder, Peter Appointed on 2016-03-23 | Non-affiliated | 188 | 188 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hartling, Nancy J. Appointed on 2016-11-10 | ISG | 142 | 121 | 14 | 0 | 7 |
| Hervieux-Payette, Céline Retired on 2016-04-21 | Lib. | 30 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Housakos, Leo | C | 212 | 202 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| Hubley, Elizabeth Retired on 2017-09-07 | Lib. | 137 | 112 | 0 | 6 | 19 |
| J | J | |||||
| Jaffer, Mobina S.B. | Lib. | 212 | 143 | 22 | 45 | 2 |
| Johnson, Janis G. Resigned on 2016-09-27 | C | 56 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Joyal, Serge | Lib. | 212 | 200 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| K | K | |||||
| Kenny, Colin Resigned on 2018-02-02 | Lib. | 175 | 130 | 30 | 11 | 4 |
| L | L | |||||
| Lang, Daniel Resigned on 2017-08-15 | C | 137 | 122 | 13 | 0 | 2 |
| Lankin, Frances Appointed on 2016-04-01 | ISG | 188 | 164 | 11 | 2 | 11 |
| Lovelace Nicholas, Sandra M. | Lib. | 212 | 137 | 10 | 55 | 10 |
| M | M | |||||
| MacDonald, Michael L. | C | 212 | 191 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Maltais, Ghislain | C | 212 | 194 | 1 | 15 | 2 |
| Manning, Fabian | C | 212 | 173 | 5 | 18 | 16 |
| Marshall, Elizabeth | C | 212 | 205 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Martin, Yonah | C | 212 | 209 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Marwah, Sabi Appointed on 2016-11-10 | ISG | 141 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Massicotte, Paul J. | ISG | 212 | 200 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| McCallum, Mary Jane Appointed on 2017-12-04 | ISG | 41 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| McCoy, Elaine | ISG | 212 | 193 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| McInnis, Thomas J. | C | 212 | 186 | 6 | 6 | 14 |
| McIntyre, Paul E. | C | 212 | 211 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| McPhedran, Marilou Appointed on 2016-11-10 | ISG | 141 | 119 | 8 | 0 | 14 |
| Mégie, Marie-Françoise Appointed on 2016-11-25 | ISG | 133 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Mercer, Terry M. | Lib. | 212 | 191 | 4 | 6 | 11 |
| Merchant, Pana Resigned on 2017-03-31 | Lib. | 107 | 79 | 6 | 0 | 22 |
| Meredith, Don Resigned on 2017-05-10 | Non-affiliated | 113 | 99 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
| Mitchell, Grant | Non-affiliated | 212 | 209 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mockler, Percy | C | 212 | 182 | 4 | 4 | 22 |
| Moncion, Lucie Appointed on 2016-11-10 | ISG | 141 | 132 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Moore, Wilfred P. Retired on 2017-01-13 | Lib. | 89 | 88 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Munson, Jim | Lib. | 212 | 197 | 12 | 1 | 2 |
| N | N | |||||
| Nancy Ruth Retired on 2017-01-05 | C | 89 | 78 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| Neufeld, Richard | C | 212 | 153 | 5 | 47 | 7 |
| Ngo, Thanh Hai | C | 212 | 199 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| O | O | |||||
| Ogilvie, Kelvin Kenneth Retired on 2017-11-05 | C | 153 | 146 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Oh, Victor | C | 212 | 198 | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| Omidvar, Ratna Appointed on 2016-04-01 | ISG | 188 | 179 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| P | P | |||||
| Pate, Kim Appointed on 2016-11-10 | ISG | 142 | 133 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Patterson, Dennis Glen | C | 175 | 163 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Petitclerc, Chantal Appointed on 2016-04-01 | ISG | 188 | 161 | 6 | 15 | 6 |
| Plett, Donald Neil | C | 212 | 197 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| Poirier, Rose-May | C | 212 | 149 | 1 | 45 | 17 |
| Pratte, André Appointed on 2016-04-01 | ISG | 188 | 188 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R | R | |||||
| Raine, Nancy Greene Retired on 2018-05-10 | C | 198 | 170 | 1 | 24 | 3 |
| Richards, David Appointed on 2017-08-30 | Non-affiliated | 75 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ringuette, Pierrette | ISG | 212 | 201 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| Rivard, Michel Retired on 2016-08-06 | Non-affiliated | 55 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Runciman, Bob Retired on 2017-08-09 | C | 137 | 125 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| S | S | |||||
| Saint-Germain, Raymonde Appointed on 2016-11-25 | ISG | 133 | 128 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Seidman, Judith | C | 212 | 208 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Sibbeston, Nick G. Resigned on 2017-11-21 | Non-affiliated | 153 | 52 | 10 | 73 | 18 |
| Sinclair, Murray Appointed on 2016-04-02 | ISG | 188 | 151 | 4 | 1 | 32 |
| Smith, David P. Retired on 2016-05-15 | Lib. | 36 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Smith, Larry W. | C | 212 | 206 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Stewart Olsen, Carolyn | C | 212 | 201 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| T | T | |||||
| Tannas, Scott | C | 212 | 193 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| Tardif, Claudette Resigned on 2018-02-02 | Lib. | 175 | 164 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Tkachuk, David | C | 212 | 187 | 4 | 14 | 7 |
| U | U | |||||
| Unger, Betty | C | 212 | 167 | 1 | 37 | 7 |
| V | V | |||||
| Verner, Josée | ISG | 212 | 105 | 2 | 92 | 13 |
| W | W | |||||
| Wallace, John D. Resigned on 2017-02-01 | ISG | 90 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Wallin, Pamela | ISG | 212 | 190 | 10 | 3 | 9 |
| Watt, Charlie Resigned on 2018-03-16 | Lib. | 185 | 118 | 14 | 18 | 35 |
| Wells, David M. | C | 212 | 189 | 4 | 0 | 19 |
| Wetston, Howard Appointed on 2016-11-10 | ISG | 141 | 130 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| White, Vernon | C | 212 | 201 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| Woo, Yuen Pau Appointed on 2016-11-10 | ISG | 142 | 136 | 2 | 0 | 4 |