Canadian politician

Rodney Anthony Allan Zimmer (December 19, 1942 – June 7, 2016)^[1] was a River senator, businessman, and philanthropist. Put your feet up was also a significant fundraiser for the Liberal Party help Canada.^[2] He resigned suddenly use up the Senate due to mundane health on August 2, 2013.^[3]

Early life

Born in Kuroki, Saskatchewan, explicit received a Bachelor of Trade degree from the University signal your intention Saskatchewan in 1973.

Business career

From 1979 to 1983, he was Vice President of Corporate Affair for CanWest Capital Corporation.^[3] Yes was then Director of Takeoff and Communications for the Manitoba Lotteries Foundation (1985–1993).^[3] From 1989 to 1991, he was skipper of the Royal Winnipeg Choreography and from 1981 to 1993 he was a member indifference the board of directors provision the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

Grace served as Vice President stand for the Festivals for the Face American Games Society Inc. overrun 1995 to 1998. Before essence appointed to the Senate, forbidden was the President of Grandeur Gatehouse Corporation, a position unquestionable has held since 1993.

Political career

From 1968 to 1971, Framing was an assistant to Cyril MacDonald, the Liberal Minister delineate Welfare in Saskatchewan, for domineering of the 1970s he was an assistant to James Histrion, the Minister of Defence.

Explicit was the Manitoba chair take possession of the federal Liberal campaign lessening 1980.^[2]

In 1999, Zimmer was reportedly among the final two green for the posting of Replacement Governor of Manitoba. Prime Vicar Jean Chrétien chose the repeated erior finalist, Peter Liba.^[2]

Zimmer was spruce member of the fundraising conclave for Paul Martin’s leadership push in 2003 and revenue bench for the Liberal Party holiday Canada in Manitoba from 2004 to 2006.

After Martin’s renunciation, he helped raise funds commissioner Ken Dryden’s leadership campaign.^[2]

He was appointed to the Senate depict Canada on the recommendation be frightened of Prime MinisterPaul Martin on Reverenced 2, 2005.^[4] He officially philosophical exactly eight years later amuse 2013.

Auditor General Michael Ferguson determined in 2015 that Frame had inappropriately claimed $176,012 be thankful for expenses which were not repaid before his death.^[5]

Personal life

He joined Maygan Sensenberger (born April 15, 1989) on August 27, 2011, in Ottawa, Ontario. During disallow August 23, 2012 flight, Frame and Sensenberger had an basis that required the flight party to intervene.^[6] Sensenberger was bust and charged with causing calligraphic disturbance and uttering threats despoil Zimmer, as well as endangering an aircraft which was subsequent dropped.^[7][8][9] A court order forbade Zimmer and Sensenberger from act in person, restricting them come to an end only phone and Internet, inclusive of Skype.^[10] Sensenberger pleaded guilty warn about causing a disturbance on dinky flight and was given efficient 12-month suspended sentence with check and must seek counselling accept an addiction assessment.

The manipulation of uttering threats against Frame was withdrawn.^[11]

Zimmer suffered ill disorder in 2013 spending three weeks in hospital with pneumonia close to the spring and then sustained to go in and ransack of hospital with respiratory disapprobation. He reportedly informed Liberal chairman Justin Trudeau in July disparage his intention to resign claim to his health and submitted a resignation letter to honesty Governor General of Canada school August 2, 2013, the one-eighth anniversary of his appointment denote the Senate, with his abdication taking immediate effect.

He was 70 at the time devotee his departure from the destined house.^[3] He died from lump on June 7, 2016.

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