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Elizabeth M. "Libbe" Hubley (born September 8, 1942) is a Canadian politician who sat in the Senate of Canada representing Prince Edward Island from 2001 until her retirement in 2017.

In 1989 she was elected to Prince Edward Island's legislative assembly as a Liberal. She was re-elected in 1993 and served as Deputy Speaker of the legislature from 1993 to 1996.

On March 8, 2001, Hubley was appointed to the Canadian Senate on the advice of Prime Minister Jean Chrétien. Beginning in 2006, she was the Deputy Whip of the Liberal Party.

On January 29, 2014, Liberal Party leader Justin Trudeau announced all Liberal Senators, including Hubley, were removed from the Liberal caucus, and would continue sitting as Independents. The Senators continue to refer to themselves as the Senate Liberal Caucus even though they are no longer members of the parliamentary Liberal caucus.

Hubley is a past member and longtime supporter of the Girl Guides of Canada.

References

1. "Libbe Hubley named to senate". CBC News. March 8, 2001. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
2. "Justin Trudeau removes senators from Liberal caucus". CBC News. January 29, 2014. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
3. "Trudeau's expulsion catches Liberal senators by surprise". Globe and Mail. January 29, 2014. Retrieved January 29, 2014.

External links

• Libbe Hubley – Parliament of Canada biography
• Liberal Senate Forum

• 1942 births
• Living people
• Members of the United Church of Canada
• People from Prince County, Prince Edward Island
• Canadian senators from Prince Edward Island
• Liberal Party of Canada senators
• Prince Edward Island Liberal Party MLAs
• Women MLAs in Prince Edward Island
• Women members of the Senate of Canada
• 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
• 20th-century Canadian women politicians
• 21st-century members of the Senate of Canada
• 21st-century Canadian women politicians