The Honourable Pamela Wallin, O.C., S.O.M., was appointed to the Senate of Canada on December 22, 2008. She serves on the Senate's prestigious Foreign Affairs & International Trade Committee and is Deputy Chair of the Defence & National Security Committee. Pamela is also the Chancellor of the University of Guelph. She serves on several corporate boards, including CTVglobemedia; Gluskin Sheff & Associates; Oilsands Quest; and Porter Airlines. Pamela is also a member of a special Advisory Board for BMO Harris Bank.
Pamela is an Officer of the Order of Canada, Canada’s highest civilian honour. She also served, at the request of Prime Minister Harper, on the special Independent Panel on Canada’s Future Role in Afghanistan.
Pamela was Consul General of Canada in New York from 2002-2006. She continues her work as the Senior Advisor on Canada-US relations at the Americas Society and the Council of the Americas in New York.
Senator Wallin meets the Olympic Torch at Moose Jaw's Air Force Base
Braving the cold, Senator Pamela Wallin, the Air Force Snowbirds and 15 Wing Torch Relay Team met the Olympic Flame with warm Prairie hospitality on January 10th. Moose Jaw's 15 Wing Air Force base is home to to the NATO Flying Training in Canada (NFTC) program and 431 Air Demonstration Squadron - The Snowbirds. 
For more info about the Snowbirds visit www.snowbirds.dnd.ca
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Senator Wallin headlines $66,000 fund raiser for Saskatchewan health services |
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 Shellbrook Chronicle
Brad Dupuis, Editor
December 12, 2009
The Shellbrook and Districts Health Services Project brought in a grand sum with a grand event Friday night. The Silver Spoon Dinner: An Evening With Senator Pamela Wallin, brought in upwards of $66,000 for the fund that will see a
new integrated health facility built in Shellbrook.
The December 4th event drew 250 to the Community Hall for five courses of fine dining, a series of high end raffles and an opportunity to hear the Wadena Saskatchewan raised Senator speak. Wallin spoke about the values instilled in Saskatchewan that perhaps differentiate the province from others in Canada.
"This is what Saskatchewan's about," said Wallin, describing fund raising events she has attended in her hometown where people supported the cause, whatever it was, regardless of the economic conditions.
"They go to the Legion Hall and raise money for someone who is in greater need than they are," said Wallin, the former CTV Ottawa Bureau Chief and Canada A.M. anchor.
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Wallin’s words inspire in northern Saskatchewan |
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Meadow Lake Progress
Posted By Jennifer Blake
Progress Staff
Meadow Lake welcomed a very prestigious guest last weekend. Senator Pamela Wallin spoke at a local Desnethé-Missinippi-Churchill River event on December 5, 2009.
Senator and former journalist, diplomat, entrepreneur, Wallin was the guest of honour at the dinner. She spoke to the large number of people in attendance following the meal and words from MP Rob Clarke.
Wallin grew up in small-town Saskatchewan, a point she brought up in her speech, which mentioned how being from a small place shapes who you are. "I think we learned some important lessons about life in these places," she said. "You have to be able to accommodate and get along with people when you live in a small town. It really teaches us tolerance and accommodation."
Senator Wallin spoke with some humour and some poignancy. She spoke about Saskatchewan with fondness. I remember when I first moved to Toronto I was really depressed and unhappy for the first year," she said. "What I figured out shortly was that I hadn't seen a sunset for a year. Our geography is very much instilled in us. But it's the people here who are really quite extraordinary. It's unbelievable what's happened in this place in the last 100 years."
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