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- Jim_Cowan abstract "James S. \"Jim\" Cowan, QC (born January 22, 1942) is a Canadian lawyer and senator from Nova Scotia. He was appointed to the Senate by Prime Minister Paul Martin on March 24, 2005. He represents the Liberal Party of Canada (though not in its Parliamentary caucus). A lawyer, Cowan has been a partner at the legal firm of Stewart McKelvey since 1967.He received a Bachelor of Arts degree and Bachelor of Law degree from Dalhousie University, and a Master of Laws degree in 1966 from the London School of Economics.In November 1985, Cowan announced he would seek the leadership of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party, but was defeated by Vince MacLean at the February 1986 leadership convention.On November 3, 2008 he became the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate.On January 29, 2014, Liberal Party leader Justin Trudeau announced all Liberal Senators, including Cowan, were removed from the Liberal caucus, and would continue sitting as Independents. According to Cowan, the Senators will still refer to themselves as Liberals even if they are no longer members of the parliamentary Liberal caucus.Although Liberal senators reaffirmed Cowan as their leader in 2014, his leadership was called into question more recently as a result of his role in the Senate expense scandal.A good deal of controversy has swirled around Senator Cowan since his appointment as Liberal Senate leader. First, Senator Cowan was criticized for allowing Senator Joyce Fairbairn to continue voting on legislative matters, while he knew she had Alzheimer’s disease and had been declared incompetent. Second, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau removed all senators from the Liberal Caucus as a result of the Senate expenses scandal, in which Senator Cowan was directly involved. Third, a 2015 Auditor General report revealed Senator Cowan’s involvement in the Senate expense scandal, highlighting that he had inappropriately billed the Senate for travel not related to parliamentary business. Fourth, Senator Cowan’s leadership has been called into question as a result of his inappropriate expenses.Samuel Rettie is his Great-Great Uncle.".
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- Jim_Cowan primeMinister Stephen_Harper.
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- Jim_Cowan successor Claude_Carignan.
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- Jim_Cowan children "Robert, David, Peter and Suzanne".
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- Jim_Cowan religion "United http://united-church.ca/files/communications/news/general/120703_senators.pdf".
- Jim_Cowan spouse "Shelagh Cowan".
- Jim_Cowan successor Claude_Carignan.
- Jim_Cowan termEnd "2015-11-04".
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