Question Period: Business of the Environment Committee
Author: The Hon. Marty Klyne
Category: Question Period
Hon. Marty Klyne: Thank you, Madam Speaker. My sincere congratulations. My question today is for Senator Galvez, Chair of the Environment…
In the Senate
National Fiddling Day
Author: The Hon. Jane Cordy (retired)
Category: Statements
Hon. Jane Cordy: Honourable senators, you have likely heard the expression “march to the beat of one’s own drum.” For those…
The Honourable Raymonde Gagné, C.M.—Congratulations on Appointment as Speaker
Author: The Hon. Jane Cordy (retired)
Category: Statements
Hon. Jane Cordy: Honourable senators, on behalf of the Progressive Senate Group, I am delighted to join the other leaders in…
Tribute to the Honourable George J. Furey, K.C., Speaker of the Senate
Author: The Hon. Jane Cordy (retired)
Category: Statements
Hon. Jane Cordy: Senator Furey, I can’t believe that the time for your retirement is here. Your distinguished career serving the…
Question Period: Support for Indigenous Children
Author: The Hon. Marty Klyne
Category: Question Period
Hon. Marty Klyne: Senator Gold, as you know, Jordan’s Principle requires governments to ensure that First Nations children can, without discrimination…
The Honourable Patricia Bovey—Expression of Thanks
Category: In the Senate
Hon. Patricia Bovey: Honourable senators, I’m not sure I have any words. I don’t know how to say thank you. I…
Senator Bernard’s tribute to the Honourable Patricia Bovey
Author: The Hon. Wanda Thomas Bernard
Category: Statements
Hon. Wanda Thomas Bernard: Honourable senators, I must say that it is difficult to speak after these last two speeches, in…
Senator Klyne’s tribute to the Honourable Patricia Bovey
Author: The Hon. Marty Klyne
Category: Statements
Hon. Marty Klyne: Honourable senators, I rise today to pay tribute to our remarkable colleague Senator Patricia Bovey. The extent of…
Senator Cordy’s tribute to the Honourable Patricia Bovey
Author: The Hon. Jane Cordy (retired)
Category: Statements
Hon. Jane Cordy: Honourable senators, isn’t it amazing how artists capture us — how they capture the world. We need art. We…
Cultural Diplomacy at the Front Stage of Canada’s Foreign Policy
Category: Speeches
Hon. Patricia Bovey: Thank you, Senator Boehm. Colleagues, I am speaking later than I thought I would be this evening, but…