Margaret Dawn Anderson

Margaret Dawn Anderson is a Canadian politician and former civil servant of Inuvialuit descent. She was appointed to the Senate of Canada on 12 December 2018.

Biography

Anderson was born in Tuktoyaktuk. A longtime civil servant in the territorial government of the Northwest Territories, she has worked for the departments of justice and health and social services, in areas such as social work, probation, parole, restorative justice and domestic violence.

Call for review

In May 2022, together with two other senators, Senator Anderson issued a report calling for a review of the convictions of 12 indigenous women, including the Murder of [Anthony Joseph Dolff|Quewezance sisters], and their exoneration.