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James S. "Jim" Cowan, QC (born January 22, 1942) is a Canadian lawyer and Senator from Nova Scotia. He was appointed to the Senate by Prime Minister Paul Martin on March 24, 2005. He represents the Liberal Party of Canada (though not in its Parliamentary caucus). A lawyer, Cowan has been a partner at the legal firm of Stewart McKelvey since 1967. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree and Bachelor of Law degree from Dalhousie University. He received a Master of Laws degree in 1966 from the London School of Economics. In November 1985, Cowan announced he would seek the leadership of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party,〔"Halifax lawyer seeking N.S. Liberal leadership". ''The Globe and Mail'', November 2, 1985.〕 but was defeated by Vince MacLean at the February 1986 leadership convention.〔"New N.S. Liberal leader expects to get ammunition from Ottawa". ''The Globe and Mail'', February 24, 1986.〕 On November 3, 2008 he became the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate. On January 29, 2014, Liberal Party leader Justin Trudeau announced all Liberal Senators, including Cowan, were removed from the Liberal caucus, and would continue sitting as Independents.〔http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/justin-trudeau-removes-senators-from-liberal-caucus-1.2515273〕 According to Cowan, the Senators will still refer to themselves as Liberals even if they are no longer members of the parliamentary Liberal caucus. Now operating independently from Liberal MPs, Liberal Senators reaffirmed Cowan as their leader.〔http://www.hilltimes.com/news/politics/2014/02/04/senators-reaffirm-sen-cowan-as-leader-of-liberal-senate-caucus-to-hold-formal/37343〕 Samuel Rettie is his Great-Great Uncle. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jim Cowan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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