Libbe Hubley

{{Short description|Canadian politician}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}

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| honorific-prefix = The Honourable

| name = Elizabeth M. "Libbe" Hubley

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| office = Senator from Prince Edward Island

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| term_start = March 8, 2001

| term_end = September 8, 2017

| office2 = Councillor from 4th Prince

| predecessor2 = Prowse Chappel

| alongside2 = Stavert Huestis

| successor2 = riding dissolved

| term_start2 = 1989

| term_end2 = 1996

| nominator = Jean Chrétien

| appointed = Adrienne Clarkson

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1942|09|08}}

| birth_place = Howlan, PEI

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| party = Liberal (until 2014)
Independent Liberal
(2014-present)

| otherparty = Prince Edward Island Liberal Party

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Elizabeth M. "Libbe" Hubley (born September 8, 1942) is a Canadian politician who sat in the Senate of Canada representing Prince Edward Island from 2001 until her retirement in 2017.

In 1989 she was elected to Prince Edward Island's legislative assembly as a Liberal. She was re-elected in 1993 and served as Deputy Speaker of the legislature from 1993 to 1996.

On March 8, 2001, Hubley was appointed to the Canadian Senate on the advice of Prime Minister Jean Chrétien.{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/libbe-hubley-named-to-senate-1.285346|title=Libbe Hubley named to senate|publisher=CBC News|date=March 8, 2001|accessdate=June 28, 2016}} Beginning in 2006, she was the Deputy Whip of the Liberal Party.

On January 29, 2014, Liberal Party leader Justin Trudeau announced all Liberal Senators, including Hubley, were removed from the Liberal caucus, and would continue sitting as Independents.{{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|publisher=CBC News|date=January 29, 2014|accessdate=June 28, 2016}} The Senators continue to refer to themselves as the Senate Liberal Caucus even though they are no longer members of the parliamentary Liberal caucus.{{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/|accessdate=January 29, 2014|newspaper=Globe and Mail|date=January 29, 2014}}

Hubley is a past member and longtime supporter of the Girl Guides of Canada.