Pierre Dalphond

Pierre Dalphond (born May 1, 1954) is a Canadian lawyer and jurist who currently serves as a Canadian senator from Quebec (De Lorimier). He was appointed to the Senate on June 6, 2018.[1]

The Honourable

Pierre Dalphond
Senator from
Quebec (De Lorimier)
Assumed office
June 6, 2018
Nominated byJustin Trudeau
Appointed byJulie Payette
Personal details
Born (1954-05-01) May 1, 1954
Joliette, Quebec
Political partyProgressive Senate Group
Other political
affiliations		Independent Senators Group (until 2020)

Early life and career

Born in Joliette, Quebec, Dalphond was educated at the University of Montreal, Dalhousie University and the University of Oxford. He served as a law clerk at the Supreme Court of Canada and worked in the Privy Council Office. He is a lawyer and mediator by training, currently working at Stikeman Elliott. He was appointed to the Superior Court of Quebec in 1995 and to the Quebec Court of Appeal in 2002. He retired from the Court of Appeal in 2014.[1][2]

Senate

From his appointment, Dalphond sat as a member of the Independent Senators Group. On May 21, 2020, Dalphond joined the Progressive Senate Group. His addition to the caucus brought the PSG's caucus to nine, and restored its official status.[3]

References
  1. "Trudeau names pollster, former judge to Senate for Ontario and Quebec" Archived 2018-06-12 at the Wayback Machine. Victoria Times-Colonist, June 6, 2018.
  2. https://pm.gc.ca/eng/news/2018/06/06/pierre-dalphond
  3. Tasker, John Paul. "Progressive Senate Group back from the dead as another Independent defects". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.


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