Black History Month
Author: The Hon. Brian Francis
Category: Statements
Hon. Brian Francis: Honourable senators, every February, Canadians celebrate Black History Month. It is an opportunity to honour the legacy and…
In the Senate
Committee of the Whole on Bill C-39: Senator Bellemare questions Ministers Lametti and Duclos
Category: In the Senate
Senator Bellemare: Regarding the extension you’re asking for in Bill C-39, what will your government do in the meantime to relieve the…
Committee of the Whole on Bill C-39: Senator Cardozo questions Ministers Lametti and Duclos
Author: The Hon. Andrew Cardozo
Category: In the Senate
Senator Cardozo: Thank you, Minister Lametti and Minister Duclos for being with us for this important debate. I have two questions…
Question Period: Copyright Act Reform
Category: Question Period
Hon. Patricia Bovey: Senator Gold, last Friday, eight arrests were made in the largest art fraud in Canada. About 1,000 fake…
International Women’s Day
Author: The Hon. Wanda Thomas Bernard
Category: Statements
Hon. Wanda Thomas Bernard: Honourable senators, I rise today to celebrate International Women’s Day. The theme this year is #EmbraceEquity. This…
Second reading of Bill C-22, Canada Disability Benefit Bill
Category: Speeches
Hon. Diane Bellemare: Honourable senators, I first want to acknowledge that we are here today on the unceded territory of the…
Second reading of Bill C-22, Canada Disability Benefit Bill
Category: Speeches
Hon. Patricia Bovey: Honourable senators, I, too, rise today to speak to Bill C-22, an act to reduce poverty and to support…
Second reading of Bill C-22, Canada Disability Benefit Bill
Author: The Hon. Wanda Thomas Bernard
Category: Speeches
Hon. Wanda Thomas Bernard: Honourable senators, I acknowledge that we are currently on the traditional unceded territory of the Anishinaabe Algonquin…
Ministerial Question Period: Elver Fishery
Author: The Hon. Brian Francis
Category: Question Period
Hon. Brian Francis: Minister Murray, in line with Recommendation 2 of the report titled Peace on the Water, in 2022 and 2023…
Ministerial Question Period: Anti-racism Training
Author: The Hon. Brian Francis
Category: Question Period
Hon. Brian Francis: Minister Murray, for decades, First Nations in Atlantic Canada have been subject to extensive government surveillance, policing and…