Youth Aging Out of Foster CareJune 3, 2021Author: The Hon. Wanda Thomas BernardCategory: StatementsHon. Wanda Elaine Thomas Bernard: Honourable senators, I rise today to speak to the issues faced by young people exiting foster…
Second reading of Bill C-5, An Act to amend the Bills of Exchange Act, the Interpretation Act and the Canada Labour Code (National Day for Truth and Reconciliation)June 2, 2021Author: The Hon. Brian FrancisCategory: SpeechesHon. Brian Francis: Honourable senators, I rise today to speak at second reading of Bill C-5, An Act to amend the…
Question Period: Support for Indigenous Cultural CentresJune 2, 2021Author: The Hon. Patricia Bovey (retired)Category: Question PeriodHon. Patricia Bovey: Honourable senators, this question is for the Government Representative in the Senate. Knowing, understanding and celebrating culture is…
Tiananmen Square MassacreJune 2, 2021Author: The Hon. Jim Munson (retired)Category: StatementsHon. Jim Munson: Honourable senators, this will be my last statement on the massacre in Tiananmen Square 32 years ago. These…
Question Period: Support for Youth Aging Out of Foster CareJune 1, 2021Author: The Hon. Wanda Thomas BernardCategory: Question PeriodHon. Wanda Elaine Thomas Bernard: Honourable senators, my question is for the Government Representative in the Senate. Senator Gold, when youth…
Honouring Indigenous Arts, Cultures and TraditionsJune 1, 2021Author: The Hon. Patricia Bovey (retired)Category: StatementsHon. Patricia Bovey: Honourable senators, like all Canadians, the horror of the discovery of the bodies of 215 Indigenous children at…
Kamloops Indian Residential School—Remains of Indigenous Children Found on Site—TributesJune 1, 2021Author: The Hon. Jane Cordy (retired)Category: StatementsHon. Jane Cordy: Honourable senators, I would like to begin by acknowledging that I am joining from you from Mi’gma’ki, the ancestral…
Motion Pertaining to Mi’kmaw Fishers and CommunitiesMay 27, 2021Author: The Hon. Wanda Thomas BernardCategory: SpeechesHon. Wanda Elaine Thomas Bernard: Honourable senators, I stand in support of Motion 40 brought forward by Senator Francis. Thank you…
Second reading of Bill C-228, An Act to establish a federal framework to reduce recidivismMay 27, 2021Author: The Hon. Jim Munson (retired)Category: SpeechesHon. Jim Munson: I recognize we are gathered this evening on the unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinabeg people. I am…
Question Period: National Housing StrategyMay 27, 2021Author: The Hon. Patricia Bovey (retired)Category: Question PeriodHon. Patricia Bovey: My question is also for the Government Representative in the Senate. Senator Gold, a Scotiabank report issued on…