Question Period: Expatriate VotingJune 21, 2021Author: The Hon. Peter HarderCategory: Question PeriodHon. Peter Harder: Honourable senators, my question is for the Government Representative in the Senate. It concerns the Iranian elections held…
National Indigenous Peoples DayJune 21, 2021Author: The Hon. Brian FrancisCategory: StatementsHon. Brian Francis: Honourable senators, June 21, 2021, marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of National Indigenous Peoples Day, a time to celebrate the…
Third reading of Bill C-218, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (sports betting)June 17, 2021Author: The Hon. Peter HarderCategory: SpeechesHon. Peter Harder: Honourable senators, five short years from now soccer fans from around the world will stream into Canada…
Question Period: Investigation into MisconductJune 17, 2021Author: The Hon. Jane Cordy (retired)Category: Question PeriodHon. Jane Cordy: Senator Gold, my question is also to you. We learned, and you heard yesterday, that the person…
Artwork and Heritage Advisory Working GroupJune 17, 2021Author: The Hon. Patricia Bovey (retired)Category: StatementsHon. Patricia Bovey: Honourable Senators, I rise today to thank Canadian curators who have contributed to the Senate’s Advisory Working…
Question Period: Canadian Blood ServicesJune 16, 2021Author: The Hon. Wanda Thomas BernardCategory: Question PeriodHon. Wanda Elaine Thomas Bernard: Honourable senators, my question is also for the Government Representative in the Senate. Senator Gold,…
National Sickle Cell Awareness DayJune 16, 2021Author: The Hon. Jane Cordy (retired)Category: StatementsHon. Jane Cordy: Honourable senators, I’m pleased to speak to you today from the unceded land of the Mi’kmaq people.…
Third reading of Bill C-15, An Act respecting the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples—Senator FrancisJune 15, 2021Author: The Hon. Brian FrancisCategory: SpeechesHon. Brian Francis: Honourable senators, I join you today from Epekwitk, the ancestral and unceded territory of my people, the…
Question Period: Money Laundering and Art TheftJune 15, 2021Author: The Hon. Patricia Bovey (retired)Category: Question PeriodHon. Patricia Bovey: This question is for the Government Representative in the Senate. Senator Gold, contrary to my norm, today…
The Renaming of InstitutionsJune 15, 2021Author: The Hon. Wanda Thomas BernardCategory: StatementsHon. Wanda Elaine Thomas Bernard: Honourable senators, I rise today to share some news of exciting changes in Halifax. After…