Wanda Thomas Bernard CM ONS (born August 1, 1953) is a Canadian senator.
Bernard is the first Black Canadian to have an academic tenure position and become a full professor at Dalhousie University,[2] where her research focuses on anti-oppression and diversity.
[2] On October 27, 2016, Bernard was named to the Senate of Canada by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to sit as an independent.
[2] At the time of her appointment, she was the chair of the Nova Scotia Advisory Council on the Status of Women.
[3] Bernard supports official recognition of Emancipation Day in Canada, and proposed a 2018 private member's bill to that effect.