Clerk of the Senate—Appointment of Shaila AnwarMay 7, 2024Author: The Hon. Pierre DalphondCategory: StatementsHon. Pierre J. Dalphond: Honourable senators, on behalf of the Progressive Senate Group, it is a pleasure to join the other…
Question Period: Indigenous HousingMay 2, 2024Author: The Hon. Michèle AudetteCategory: Question PeriodHon. Michèle Audette: My question is for the Government Representative in the Senate. The government’s budget allocates a total of $918 million…
Red Dress DayMay 2, 2024Author: The Hon. Michèle AudetteCategory: StatementsHon. Michèle Audette: [Editor’s Note: Senator Audette spoke in Innu-aimun.] Colleagues, I am rising today to talk about Red Dress Day, which…
Tribute to Gérald LafrenièreMay 2, 2024Author: The Hon. Pierre DalphondCategory: StatementsHon. Pierre J. Dalphond: Honourable senators, on behalf of the Progressive Senate Group, I’m pleased to join my colleagues to thank…
Government motion 165—Motion to amend the Rules of the SenateMay 1, 2024Author: The Hon. Diane BellemareCategory: SpeechesHon. Diane Bellemare: Honourable senators, I rise in support of this motion introduced by Senator Gold. I will speak on three…
Question Period: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and GirlsMay 1, 2024Author: The Hon. Pierre DalphondCategory: Question PeriodHon. Pierre J. Dalphond: Colleagues, this coming May 5, we’ll be commemorating Red Dress Day, an opportunity for all of us to…
The Honourable Wanda Thomas Bernard, O.C., O.N.S.—Congratulations on Lifetime Achievement AwardMay 1, 2024Author: The Hon. Judy WhiteCategory: StatementsHon. Judy A. White: Honourable senators, it is my pleasure to rise today to highlight a recent achievement of one of…
Government motion 165—Motion to Amend the Rules of the SenateApril 30, 2024Author: The Hon. Pierre DalphondCategory: SpeechesHon. Pierre J. Dalphond: Colleagues, I didn’t really intend to speak to this. Senator Bellemare, who is our expert on the…
Third reading of Bill S-16, An Act respecting the recognition of the Haida Nation and the Council of the Haida NationApril 30, 2024Author: The Hon. Michèle AudetteCategory: SpeechesHon. Michèle Audette: I want to thank my two colleagues for speaking out on a subject, on a part of Canada’s…
Second reading of Bill C-50, Canadian Sustainable Jobs ActApril 30, 2024Author: The Hon. Diane BellemareCategory: SpeechesHon. Diane Bellemare: Colleagues, I am delivering this speech from the unceded traditional territories of the Algonquin Anishinaabe people. Today I’ll…