Boniface was appointed to the Senate was announced by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on October 31, 2016.
Boniface earned a Certificate in Law and Security Administration from Humber College in 1977.
Boniface stepped down as OPP commissioner in October 2006 to accept an advisory position with the Irish Garda Síochána (police force).
[3][2] On October 31, 2016, the appointment of Boniface to the Senate of Canada was announced by Justin Trudeau.
[4] In March 2022 Boniface was appointed one of three co-chairs of the Special Joint Committee on the Declaration of Emergency following the events of the Freedom Convoy earlier that year.