Senator Rodger Cuzner—Congratulations on AppointmentNovember 7, 2023Author: The Hon. Jane CordyCategory: StatementsHon. Jane Cordy: Honourable senators, I am truly delighted to join the other leaders today in welcoming our newest senator, a…
International Inuit DayNovember 2, 2023Author: The Hon. Brian FrancisCategory: StatementsHon. Brian Francis: Honourable senators, November 7 is International Inuit Day. In Canada, there are approximately 70,000 Inuit. Most live in 51…
The Late Honourable Ian Shugart, P.C.—TributeNovember 2, 2023Author: The Hon. Jane CordyCategory: StatementsHon. Jane Cordy: Honourable senators, it is with a heavy heart that I rise today on behalf of the Progressive Senate…
Ministerial Question Period: United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous PeoplesNovember 1, 2023Author: The Hon. Pierre DalphondCategory: Question PeriodHon. Pierre J. Dalphond: Welcome, minister. In June, before you became defence minister, the government released the co-developed action plan to…
Rose Cathy HandyNovember 1, 2023Author: The Hon. Amina GerbaCategory: StatementsHon. Amina Gerba: Honourable senators, on Saturday, I had the privilege of speaking at the Black Pearls Gala 2023, an annual…
Business and Economic Contributions Made by Indigenous Businesses to Canada’s Economy—InquiryOctober 31, 2023Author: The Hon. Andrew CardozoCategory: SpeechesHon. Andrew Cardozo: Honourable senators, it is an honour to speak on Inquiry No. 13, launched by Senator Marty Klyne, calling the…
Fifteenth Report of Indigenous Peoples CommitteeOctober 31, 2023Author: The Hon. Brian FrancisCategory: SpeechesHon. Brian Francis: Honourable senators, before beginning, I would like to acknowledge that I am speaking from the traditional unceded…
Third reading of Bill C-42, An Act to amend the Canada Business Corporations Act and to make consequential and related amendments to other ActsOctober 31, 2023Author: The Hon. Pierre DalphondCategory: SpeechesHon. Pierre J. Dalphond: Honourable colleagues, I rise to express the importance of Bill C-42 as a powerful invitation to provinces and…
Question Period: Online News ActOctober 31, 2023Author: The Hon. Marty KlyneCategory: Question PeriodHon. Marty Klyne: Senator Gold, my question is with respect to Bill C-18 — the Online News Act — and northern communities. In August,…
Question Period: Federal-Provincial-Territorial CollaborationOctober 26, 2023Author: The Hon. Diane BellemareCategory: Question PeriodHon. Diane Bellemare: My question is for the Government Representative, Senator Gold. In several committees, including the Standing Senate Committee on…