Viola Leger Cause of Death

Canadian actress and politician who served in the Senate of Canada, Viola Leger has died. She died at the age of 92 on January 28, 2023.

The cause of her death is unknown.

Leger was appointed to the Senate at the recommendation of Prime Minister Jean Chretien, in 2001, representing the Senatorial division of L’Acadie, New Brunswick. She was a member of the Liberal caucus.

Leger retired from the Senate when she reached the age of 75. In 1989, she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. In 2007, she was awarded the Order of New Brunswick. Leger received a Governor General’s Performing Arts Award in 2013 for her work as an actress.