Sen. Pamela Wallin has officially stepped down from her position in the Upper Chamber. The Senate of Canada confirmed that the Senate clerk received Wallin’s resignation letter, effective as of Sunday, Oct. 18. The exact reason for her resignation, initially disclosed by iPolitics, remains undisclosed. Wallin will reach the mandatory retirement age of 75 in 2028, prompting her decision to resign.
Appointed to the Senate in 2009 on the recommendation of then-Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Wallin has served in the Senate for several years. Further details regarding her resignation are expected to emerge in the near future.
