Senator Rebecca Patterson
Rear-Admiral (Retired) the Honourable Rebecca Patterson is a veteran of the Canadian Armed Forces with thirty-four years of service. She is the first individual with a military nursing background to achieve flag rank and to command the Canadian Forces Health Service. In 2022, she was appointed to the Senate of Canada to represent Ontario. As the first military veteran who is a woman to be appointed to the Senate of Canada, she focuses on defence, security, and intelligence issues while providing a voice in Parliament for those who serve and have served in the Canadian Armed Forces and their families.
