Emergency debate on racism
Author: The Hon. Jim Munson
Category: Speeches
Hon. Jim Munson: Thank you, Your Honour, and thank you to Senator Moodie for bringing this whole debate up. It’s…
Day: June 18, 2020
Motion for an emergency debate on systemic racism
Author: The Hon. Jim Munson
Category: Speeches
Hon. Jim Munson: On behalf of the progressive Senate caucus, we fully support Senator Moodie’s call for an emergency debate.…
Second reading of Bill S-218, An Act to amend the Constitution Act, 1867 (property qualifications of Senators)
Author: The Hon. Pierre Dalphond
Category: Speeches
Hon. Pierre J. Dalphond: The $4,000 issue goes back a very long time — too long, sadly. As our colleague…
Motion to Authorize Committee to Refer Workplace Assessment Report Commissioned by the Committee During the Second Session of Forty-First Parliament to Current Session
Author: The Hon. Pierre Dalphond
Category: Speeches
Hon. Pierre J. Dalphond: Honourable senators, on February 27, 2020, Senator Housakos made an important motion before this house, in…
Motion to Fill Any Vacancy in the Position of the Speaker Pro Tempore by Secret Ballot for the Remainder of the Current Session and to Discharge the First Report of the Committee of Selection from the Order Paper—Motion in Amendment
Author: The Hon. Pierre Dalphond
Category: Speeches
Hon. Pierre J. Dalphond: Honourable senators, I rise today to speak to the amendment that Senator Saint-Germain proposed yesterday to…
Emergency debate on racism – Sen. Dalphond
Author: The Hon. Pierre Dalphond
Category: Speeches
Hon. Pierre J. Dalphond: Honourable senators, we have all heard about the recent violent acts towards Indigenous people, including the…