Editing Art Eggleton (section)

==Senator for Ontario==
He was appointed to the Senate by [[Paul Martin]] on March 24, 2005. He served as both chair and Deputy Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science, and Technology for 12 years in which his focus was on social justice and health care issues. He served on the Bureau of Liberal International, representing the Liberal Party of Canada, as a vice-president for two years and treasurer for one year. He was co-opted to the Bureau of [[Liberal International]] as a vice president at the 185th Executive Committee in Cape Town, South Africa in November 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.parl.gc.ca/SenatorsBio/senator_biography.aspx?senator_id=2774|title=Senators – Detailed Information|website=parl.gc.ca|access-date=2016-10-06}}</ref> Art Eggleton also served on the Senate Modernization Committee, and at different times on the National Finance, Transportation and Communications committees.

On January 29, 2014, Liberal Party leader [[Justin Trudeau]] announced all Liberal Senators, including Eggleton, were removed from the Liberal caucus, and would continue sitting as Independents.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/justin-trudeau-removes-senators-from-liberal-caucus-1.2515273| title = Justin Trudeau removes senators from Liberal caucus {{!}} CBC News}}</ref> The Senators will refer to themselves as the [[Senate Liberal Caucus]] even though they are no longer members of the parliamentary Liberal caucus.<ref name=expuls>{{cite news|title=Trudeau's expulsion catches Liberal senators by surprise|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/trudeau-to-boot-senators-from-liberal-caucus-in-bid-to-restore-senate-independence/article16567413/|access-date=January 29, 2014|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|date=January 29, 2014}}</ref>

Eggleton's recent focus has been Toronto's community housing.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/art-eggleton-to-lead-overhaul-of-toronto-community-housing-body/article22486712/|title=Art Eggleton picked to lead overhaul of Toronto community-housing body|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|access-date=2016-10-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://globalnews.ca/news/2543281/ontario-government-senator-calling-for-guaranteed-annual-income-pilot-project/|title=Ontario government, Senator calling for guaranteed annual income pilot project|last=Young|first=Leslie|newspaper=Global News|access-date=2016-10-06}}</ref> On the Social Affairs Committee he has been instrumental in studies and reports on such matters as poverty, housing, and homelessness; early learning and child care; autism; the Health Accord; prescription pharmaceuticals; obesity; and dementia.  In 2012, he founded the All-Party, Anti-Poverty Caucus.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/2012/08/16/senator_art_eggleton_tries_a_new_tack_in_his_fight_against_poverty.html|title=Senator Art Eggleton tries a new tack in his fight against poverty {{!}} Toronto Star|newspaper=Toronto Star|date=16 August 2012|access-date=2016-10-06}}</ref>

He also started and convened the Open Caucus a non-partisan discussion open to all Senators and MPs on major issues of the day bringing together expert panelists to dialogue with parliamentarians.

In 2015–16, in addition to his Senate work, he served as the volunteer chair of the Toronto Mayor's Task force on Toronto Community Housing which recommended substantive reforms for the largest social housing provider in Canada.  Many of the recommendations are now in different stages of implementation.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Nickle |first1=David |title=Art Eggleton heads up Toronto Mayor John Tory's task force on community housing |url=https://www.toronto.com/news-story/5261749-art-eggleton-heads-up-toronto-mayor-john-tory-s-task-force-on-community-housing/ |website=Toronto.com |date=16 January 2015 |publisher=Metroland Media Group |access-date=27 February 2019}}</ref>

Eggleton retired from the Senate on September 29, 2018, upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-independent-senators-group-poised-for-majority-with-latest/|title=Independent Senators Group poised for majority with latest appointments|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|date=24 September 2018|last1=Curry|first1=Bill}}</ref>