Terry Mercer

Terry M. Mercer (born May 6, 1947) is a Canadian Senator.

A long-time fundraiser and organizer for the Liberal Party of Canada, Mercer was appointed to the Senate representing Nova Scotia by Prime Minister Jean Chrétien in November 2003, shortly before Prime Minister Chrétien's retirement. Mercer served as National Director of the Liberal Party during much of Chrétien's tenure as party leader.

Mercer has been an administrator and fundraiser for numerous charitable organizations such as the Kidney Foundation of Canada, St. John Ambulance, the Nova Scotia Lung Association, the YMCA and the Canadian Diabetes Association and is currently Past Chair of the Association of Fundraising Professionals' Foundation for Philanthropy in Canada.

Prior to entering the charitable sector, Mercer worked as Executive Assistant to Nova Scotia's Minister of Labour and Housing from 1974 to 1978.

In February 2013, Mercer became a subject of criticism for having spent the most out of any senator in the past year.^[1]

On January 29, 2014, Liberal Party leader Justin Trudeau announced all Liberal Senators, including Mercer, were removed from the Liberal caucus, and would continue sitting as Independents.^[2] According to Senate Opposition leader James Cowan, the Senators will still refer to themselves as Liberals even if they are no longer members of the parliamentary Liberal caucus.^[3]

References

External links

• Terry Mercer – Parliament of Canada biography
• Liberal Senate Forum

Current members of the Senate of Canada
Presiding officers: Speaker: George Furey  • Speaker pro tempore: Nicole Eaton
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Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
Chair	Percy Mockler
Vice Chair	Fernand Robichaud
Members	Michael Duffy Nicole Eaton Sandra Lovelace Nicholas Frank Mahovlich Terry M. Mercer Kelvin Ogilvie Don Plett Michel Rivard Hugh Segal