Murray Sinclair

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Calvin Murray Sinclair (Ojibwe name Mazina Giizhik; January 24, 1951 – November 4, 2024) was a Canadian politician and lawyer. On April 2, 2016, Sinclair was appointed to the Senate of Canada, serving until his resignation on January 31, 2021. Prior to his appointment to the senate, he was chair of the Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission from 2009 to 2015. On July 1, 2021, Sinclair became the 15th Chancellor of Queen's University, succeeding Jim Leech. He declined to seek reappointment, with his term expiring on June 30, 2024. Instead, he accepted a new role as the Chancellor Emeritus and Special Advisor to the Principal on Reconciliation of Queen's University.

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