Elizabeth M. "Libbe" Hubley (born September 8, 1942) is a

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politician who sat in the

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representing

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from 2001 until her retirement in 2017. In 1989 she was elected to Prince Edward Island's legislative assembly as a

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. She was re-elected in 1993 and served as Deputy

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of the legislature from 1993 to 1996. On March 8, 2001, Hubley was appointed to the Canadian Senate on the advice of

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Jean Chrétien. Beginning in 2006, she was the Deputy Whip of the Liberal Party. On January 29, 2014, Liberal Party leader

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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

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even though they are no longer members of the parliamentary Liberal caucus. Hubley is a past member and longtime supporter of the

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Liberal Senate Forum
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