National Sickle Cell Awareness Day
Author: The Hon. Jane Cordy (retired)
Hon. Jane Cordy: Honourable senators, yesterday, on Sunday, June 19, we celebrated World Sickle Cell Day and National Sickle Cell…
In the Senate
External Members of Audit and Oversight Committee
Author: The Hon. Marty Klyne
Hon. Marty Klyne: Honourable senators, I rise today to acknowledge the important contributions of Madam Fortin and Mr. Plamondon, the two external…
Jennifer E. Jones
Author: The Hon. Amina Gerba
Hon. Amina Gerba: Honourable senators, I rise today to pay tribute to Jennifer Jones, the first woman to hold the high…
First Nations Regional Economic Circle
Hon. Diane Bellemare: Honourable senators, kwei. I rise today to speak in the Senate, which is located on the traditional unceded territory…
Committee of the Whole: Privacy Commissioner, Philippe Dufresne
Author: The Hon. Amina Gerba
Category: In the Senate
Senator Gerba: I want to pick up on what my colleague, Senator Deacon, was asking. Mr. Dufresne, Shopify was once a small…
Committee of the Whole: Privacy Commissioner, Philippe Dufresne
Category: In the Senate
Senator Bellemare: Thank you for being with us, Mr. Dufresne. I know you have extensive experience with Canadian parliamentarians. My question deals…
Question Period: Immigrant Entrepreneurs
Author: The Hon. Amina Gerba
Hon. Amina Gerba: Minister, the immigrant entrepreneur program requires investments — for example, purchasing a business — before applicants even know whether their…
Question Period: Afghan Refugees
Hon. Patricia Bovey: Thank you for being with us, minister. My question from Senator Klyne regards the evacuation of interpreters who…
Question Period: Foreign Workers and Job Offers
Author: The Hon. Amina Gerba
Hon. Amina Gerba: Minister, welcome to the Senate. Nearly every one of Canada’s immigration programs requires a job offer, which workers…
Tribute to the late Honourable Yoine Goldstein
Author: The Hon. Dennis Dawson (retired)
Hon. Dennis Dawson: Honourable senators, on behalf of the Progressive Senate Group and Senator Cordy who couldn’t be here, I would…