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Summer Reflections
Click the link below to read my latest update: Summer Reflections
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Pat Martin Bates
I was pleased to speak with CBC New Brunswick about a Saint John artist, Pat Martin Bates. Click the...
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Freedom Delayed is Justice Denied
A virtual panel discussion with special guests on freedom, racial justice and building strong futures took place Thursday, July...
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The Arts and COVID-19
Click here to read my latest update: The Arts and COVID-19
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Speech of the Hon. Serge Joyal, P.C. – Invalides (France)
On December 18th, I was invited to Paris to deliver a speech in the name of Canada so that...
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Farmers and the impacts of climate change
This week I had the opportunity to question the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, about this...
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Women in Nova Scotia and the right to vote
This year we commemorate the 100th anniversary of the expansion of the electoral franchise to women in Nova Scotia. The...
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Borrowing by government and Parliament’s authority
Last week I moved second reading of Bill S-246, An Act to amend the Borrowing Authority Act, which will restore Parliament’s...
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The practice of peremptory challenge
On February 13, I made a Senator Statement on the news of the jury verdict in the Colten Boushie...
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100th Anniversary of the Halifax Explosion
On December 6th we marked the 100th Anniversary of the Halifax Explosion. This tragic event killed 2000, injured 9000 and left thousands...