Colin Deacon

Colin Deacon (born November 1, 1959) is an entrepreneur in Halifax, Nova Scotia who was appointed to the Senate of Canada on June 15, 2018.[1]

The Honourable

Colin Deacon
Senator for Nova Scotia
Assumed office
June 15, 2018
Nominated byJustin Trudeau
Personal details
Born (1959-11-01) November 1, 1959
Political partyIndependent Senators Group
Alma materUniversity of Guelph
OccupationEntrepreneur
CommitteesStanding Senate Committees on Banking, Trade and Commerce & Agriculture and Forestry
Websitehttp://colindeacon.ca/

"Senator Colin Deacon is an innovative thinker whose entrepreneurial background will make him a valuable asset in Canada's Upper Chamber. The Nova Scotian has spent his career turning ideas into products and services that make life better for Canadians.

In 2009, he founded BlueLight Analytics, a company that aimed to improve restorative dentistry. Until 2006, he served as CEO of SpellRead, which improved reading skills among children, adults and seniors, and which was one of Atlantic Canada's fastest-growing companies. Senator Deacon has also contributed to the charitable sector in Halifax, where he has been an active member on the board of many organizations dedicated to children's health and well-being. He brings to the Senate his passion for civic engagement, creativity and ingenuity."[2]

His career has focused on enabling collaboration between research and business, and Senator Deacon continues to be a strong advocate for knowledge mobilization.

As part of the Senate, he has been a strong advocate for entrepreneurs, harnessing the digital economy, updating Canada’s privacy legislation, ensuring global competitiveness of Canadian firms, and promoting Canadian leadership on climate change.

Senator Deacon is staunchly independent and believes in collaborative work among senators of all groups, and all parliamentarians. He supports efforts that enable the Senate to become a less partisan, more independent-minded, modern and transparent institution.

When appointed to the Senate, he was tasked with one request: to hold the government to account and challenge it to be better. He intends to continue disrupting the status quo and challenging the federal government to improve for the benefit of all Canadians.

Since 2018, Senator Deacon has been an active and highly engaged member of the Standing Senate Committees on Banking, Trade and Commerce as well as Agriculture and Forestry. [3]

References
  1. "Trudeau names Halifax businessman Colin Deacon to the Senate | CBC News". CBC. Retrieved 2018-06-17.
  2. https://sencanada.ca/en/sencaplus/people/meet-canadas-newest-senators-2018/
  3. http://colindeacon.ca/about/
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