Overview
- A notice from the Clerk of the Senate confirmed that Senator Pamela Wallin, 73, resigned her seat effective Oct. 18 and her Senate biography now lists her as a former senator.
- Wallin was appointed to represent Saskatchewan in 2009 on the advice of then‑prime minister Stephen Harper and was a high‑profile former CBC and CTV broadcaster.
- An audit during the 2013 Senate expense controversy required Wallin to repay about $150,000 and led to her suspension without pay and her departure from the Conservative caucus.
- RCMP court records showed investigators believed there may have been wrongdoing but the Mounties announced in 2016 that Wallin would not face criminal charges.
- Her resignation leaves a vacant Saskatchewan Senate seat that will be filled through the federal appointment process and comes after a period of low public profile during which she served on committees and spoke this month about changes to medical assistance in dying.