Social Work Month
Author: The Hon. Wanda Thomas Bernard
Category: Statements
Hon. Wanda Thomas Bernard: Honourable senators, I rise today to recognize National Social Work Month. I am often introduced as a…
In the Senate
Question Period: Citizenship Ceremonies
Category: Question Period
Hon. Patricia Bovey: Senator Gold, lately we’ve heard the idea from government that people could take the Canadian Oath of Citizenship…
Residential Schools
Author: The Hon. Brian Francis
Category: Statements
Hon. Brian Francis: Honourable senators, despite overwhelming research and evidence showing that for over a century, Indigenous children were forcibly taken…
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…
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…