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…
Government motion 165—Motion to amend the Rules of the SenateMay 1, 2024Author: The Hon. Diane Bellemare (retired)Category: SpeechesHon. Diane Bellemare: Honourable senators, I rise in support of this motion introduced by Senator Gold. I will speak on three…
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…
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 Bellemare (retired)Category: SpeechesHon. Diane Bellemare: Colleagues, I am delivering this speech from the unceded traditional territories of the Algonquin Anishinaabe people. Today I’ll…
Question Period: International StudentsApril 30, 2024Author: The Hon. Andrew CardozoCategory: Question PeriodHon. Andrew Cardozo: My question is for the Government Representative in the Senate. Senator Gold, a couple of days ago, the…
Question Period: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and GirlsApril 30, 2024Author: The Hon. Brian FrancisCategory: Question PeriodHon. Brian Francis: Senator Gold, last December, more than 40 individuals and groups signed a letter opposing a court application from…
Daffodil MonthApril 30, 2024Author: The Hon. Wanda Thomas BernardCategory: StatementsHon. Wanda Thomas Bernard: Honourable senators, I rise today on the unceded and unsurrendered territory of the Anishinaabe Algonquin Nation. Today…
Question Period: Support for HaitiApril 18, 2024Author: The Hon. Wanda Thomas BernardCategory: Question PeriodHon. Wanda Thomas Bernard: My question is for the Government Representative in the Senate. Senator Gold, I want to inquire about…
Support for Black EntrepreneursApril 18, 2024Author: The Hon. Amina GerbaCategory: StatementsHon. Amina Gerba: Colleagues, I knew early on, after arriving in Canada back in 1986, that entrepreneurship would be my path…