Bert Brown
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For the English footballer Bert Brown, see Sailor Brown
Bert Brown (born March 22, 1938) is a Canadian Senator
and retired farmer and development consultant currently residing in Balzac
, Alberta
.
, and in 1998 he ran for the Reform Party of Alberta
. He was elected Senator in Waiting in 1998 and re-elected in 2004. Brown is the only person ever to be elected to a second term as Senator in waiting.
He has been campaigning for an elected Canadian Senate
for over twenty years. He is national chair of the Canadian Committee for a Triple-E Senate
, and has become the symbol for the cause. He has been mentioned in countless Hansard
transcripts in legislatures across the country, as well as the federal Parliament and Senate.
He first gained fame for his cause, when he used his tractor to plow "Triple E Senate or else" into his neighbour's barley field.
promised to advise the Governor General
to appoint Brown to the next available Senate seat from Alberta, according to comments made in the House of Commons April 18, 2007. The announcement came after long serving senator Dan Hays
, announced that he intended to vacate his seat in the Senate at the end of June 2007.
Brown was appointed to the Canadian Senate on July 10, 2007. He will serve six years until mandatory retirement.
Brown became the second person in Canadian history, after Stan Waters
, to be appointed to his Senate seat following a provincial senator in waiting election
. Brown chose to sit with the Conservative Party of Canada caucus (federal party) though he ran under the Progressive Conservative banner(provincial party counterpart) in the Alberta Senate election.
. The award was given to notable Albertans who have made a lasting contribution in the province over the past 100 years.
Sailor Brown
Robert Albert John "Sailor" Brown was an English footballer who played as an inside forward.-Career:Brown was born on 7 November 1915 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk and was educated at St Peter's and Priory School...
Bert Brown (born March 22, 1938) is a Canadian Senator
Canadian Senate
The Senate of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the House of Commons, and the monarch . The Senate consists of 105 members appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister...
and retired farmer and development consultant currently residing in Balzac
Balzac, Alberta
Balzac is a hamlet in the southern portion of the Canadian province of Alberta, in Rocky View County. It is located immediately west of Queen Elizabeth II Highway, at the intersection with Highway 566, north of Calgary city centre and south of Airdrie....
, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
.
Early life
Brown farmed in Kathyrn, Alberta and was a land development consultant. He attended Mount Royal College at the University of Oklahoma. He is married to Alice Lancaster (1965) and has a daughter, Angela Susan.Campaign for triple E senate
Brown is the only person to run in all three of Alberta's senatorial elections. In 1989 and 2004 he ran for the Alberta Progressive Conservative PartyProgressive Conservative Association of Alberta
The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta...
, and in 1998 he ran for the Reform Party of Alberta
Reform Party of Alberta
The Reform Party of Alberta is a defunct provincial political party in Alberta, Canada, that was registered with Elections Alberta. Its leader was David Salmon.-Early history:...
. He was elected Senator in Waiting in 1998 and re-elected in 2004. Brown is the only person ever to be elected to a second term as Senator in waiting.
He has been campaigning for an elected Canadian Senate
Canadian Senate
The Senate of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the House of Commons, and the monarch . The Senate consists of 105 members appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister...
for over twenty years. He is national chair of the Canadian Committee for a Triple-E Senate
Triple-E Senate
The Triple-E Senate is a proposed variation of reform to the current Canadian Senate, calling for senators to be elected to exercise effective powers in numbers equally representative of each province; this is in contrast to the present arrangement wherein individuals are appointed to the Senate...
, and has become the symbol for the cause. He has been mentioned in countless Hansard
Hansard
Hansard is the name of the printed transcripts of parliamentary debates in the Westminster system of government. It is named after Thomas Curson Hansard, an early printer and publisher of these transcripts.-Origins:...
transcripts in legislatures across the country, as well as the federal Parliament and Senate.
He first gained fame for his cause, when he used his tractor to plow "Triple E Senate or else" into his neighbour's barley field.
Senatorial career
Prime Minister Stephen HarperStephen Harper
Stephen Joseph Harper is the 22nd and current Prime Minister of Canada and leader of the Conservative Party. Harper became prime minister when his party formed a minority government after the 2006 federal election...
promised to advise the Governor General
Governor General of Canada
The Governor General of Canada is the federal viceregal representative of the Canadian monarch, Queen Elizabeth II...
to appoint Brown to the next available Senate seat from Alberta, according to comments made in the House of Commons April 18, 2007. The announcement came after long serving senator Dan Hays
Dan Hays
Daniel Phillip Hays, PC is a Canadian politician. He was Speaker of the Canadian Senate from 2001 to 2006, when he became Liberal Leader in the Senate...
, announced that he intended to vacate his seat in the Senate at the end of June 2007.
Brown was appointed to the Canadian Senate on July 10, 2007. He will serve six years until mandatory retirement.
Brown became the second person in Canadian history, after Stan Waters
Stanley Waters
Lieutenant General Stanley Charles "Stan" Waters, CD was Canada's first Senator to be appointed to his Senate seat following a non-binding provincial Senate election.-Early life:...
, to be appointed to his Senate seat following a provincial senator in waiting election
Election
An election is a formal decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy operates since the 17th century. Elections may fill offices in the legislature, sometimes in the...
. Brown chose to sit with the Conservative Party of Canada caucus (federal party) though he ran under the Progressive Conservative banner(provincial party counterpart) in the Alberta Senate election.
Awards
In 2005, Brown was a recipient of the Alberta Centennial MedalAlberta Centennial Medal
The Alberta Centennial Medal is a commemorative medal celebrating Alberta’s first 100 years of confederation.-Purpose:This medal is meant to pay tribute to Albertans whose achievements have benefited their fellow citizens, their community and their province....
. The award was given to notable Albertans who have made a lasting contribution in the province over the past 100 years.