Sickle Cell Awareness Month
Author: The Hon. Jane Cordy
Category: Statements
Hon. Jane Cordy: Honourable senators, I rise today to recognize the month of September as Sickle Cell Awareness Month. Sickle cell organizations…
In the Senate
New Senator—Congratulations on Appointment
Author: The Hon. Jane Cordy
Category: Statements
Hon. Jane Cordy: Honourable senators, I’m pleased to join the other leaders in welcoming Senator Shugart as the newest member of…
Third reading of Bill S-208, An Act respecting the Declaration on the Essential Role of Artists and Creative Expression in Canada
Author: The Hon. Patricia Bovey
Category: Speeches
Hon. Patricia Bovey moved third reading of Bill S-208, An Act respecting the Declaration on the Essential Role of Artists and Creative…
Question Period: RCMP Heritage Centre
Author: The Hon. Marty Klyne
Category: Question Period
Hon. Marty Klyne: Honourable senators, the 2019 mandate letter of the Minister of Canadian Heritage provided that the minister take steps…
Joyce Echaquan
Author: The Hon. Michèle Audette
Category: Statements
Hon. Michèle Audette: Kuei. [Editor’s Note: Senator Audette spoke in innu.] Colleagues, I would like to acknowledge, thank and give hope…
Repatriation of Indigenous Artifacts
Author: The Hon. Patricia Bovey
Category: Question Period
Hon. Patricia Bovey: Honourable senators, this question is for the Government Representative in the Senate. Senator Gold, approaching the September 30 National…
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Author: The Hon. Brian Francis
Category: Statements
Hon. Brian Francis: Honourable senators, September 30 is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, also known as Orange Shirt Day. This is…
Seventh Report of Indigenous Peoples Committee and Request for Government Response
Author: The Hon. Brian Francis
Category: Speeches
Hon. Brian Francis moved: That the seventh report of the Standing Senate Committee on Indigenous Peoples, tabled with the Clerk of…
Sixth Report of Indigenous Peoples Committee and Request for Government Response
Author: The Hon. Brian Francis
Category: Speeches
Hon. Brian Francis moved: That the sixth report of the Standing Senate Committee on Indigenous Peoples, tabled in the Senate on…
Ministerial Question Period: Indigenous Child Welfare
Author: The Hon. Brian Francis
Category: Question Period
Hon. Brian Francis: Minister Miller, Dr. Cindy Blackstock of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada has called upon…