Canadian Paralympic Movement". By 2000, she co-founded and chaired the Canadian Paralympic Foundation, the first official charitable foundation connected to the Canadian Paralympic Committee, to secure long-term financial support for Paralympic athletes and the committee. In recognition of her role in promoting and supporting Paralympic sports across the country, she was inducted to the Canadian Paralympic Hall of Fame as a builder in 2011. In August 2012, it was reported that Fairbairn has taken indefinite sick leave from the Senate due to the onset of Alzheimer's disease. It was subsequently revealed that Fairbairn had been declared legally incompetent in February but had continued voting in the Senate until June. The Fairbairn case has led to calls for the Senate to establish rules to address similar situations should they arise in the future. It was announced on November 30, 2012, that she had tendered her resignation to the Governor General with effect from January 18, 2013. Later life On March 11, 2018, it was announced that the new middle school in Lethbridge, Alberta would be named after Fairbairn. It was named Senator Joyce Fairbairn Middle School, and opened in the fall of 2018. Joyce Fairbairn died in Lethbridge on March 29, 2022, at the age of 82. Honours Commonwealth honours Scholastic Honorary Degrees References External links Liberal Senate Forum 1939 births 2022 deaths Canadian senators from Alberta Liberal Party of Canada senators Women members of the Senate of Canada Members of the 26th Canadian Ministry Women government ministers of Canada Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada People from Lethbridge University of Alberta alumni Carleton University alumni Women in Alberta politics People with Alzheimer's disease Members of the Order of Canada 20th-century Canadian women politicians 21st-century Canadian women politicians