Background
Chambers, Gretta was born on January 15, 1927 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Gretta Chambers
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Bachelor, McGill University, 1947.
Career
She received a B.A. in political sciences from McGill University in 1947. She has worked in radio and television and has written for several newspapers and magazines. From 1966 until 1980, she was the host of the weekly CBC radio show called The Province in Print.
From 1977 to 2002, she had a weekly column in the Montreal Gazette. Since its inception in 1991, she has been involved with the Montreal Consortium for Human Rights Advocacy Training (MCHRAT) at McGill University. When a MCHRAT project, the McGill Middle East Program (MMEP), took off in 1997, Chambers became a Co-Chair of its Executive and Management Committees.
Committed to public service and human rights, Chambers continues to hold her position as MMEP Co-Chair. She was Chancellor of McGill University from 1991 to 1999, the first woman to serve in this position. In 2003, Martin Cauchon, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, appointed her to the Judicial Compensation and Benefits Commission, effective until August 31, 2007.
Her brother is McGill University philosopher Charles Taylor.
Achievements
Membership
Board of directors Ville-Marie Social Superior vena cava syndrome, 1980-1985. Executive Committee, chairman theatre committee Conseil des Arts de la Cum, 1979-1987. Board directors McCord Museum.
Connections
M. Egan Chambers; five children.
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Nationality
Canadian
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Awards
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Companion of the Order of Canada National Order; Order of Canada
The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is the second highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada.The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is the second highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada.