Yonah Martin

Yonah Martin (née Kim; born April 11, 1965) is a Conservative Canadian Senator from British Columbia.

She served as Deputy Whip of the Government in the Senate, from May 2011 to August 2013; and has been Co-Chair of the Canada Korea Inter-Parliamentary Friendship Group since 2009.

[1] Born in Seoul, South Korea, Martin immigrated to Canada with her family in 1972, settling in Vancouver.

Inspired by her Canadian-born daughter and immigrant parents, and with a desire to "bridge communities", she co-founded C3 Society in 2003.

[1] Martin called for the resignation of her senatorial colleagues Patrick Brazeau, Pamela Wallin and Mike Duffy following the Canadian Senate Expense Scandal.