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…
Bill S-4—Consideration of Subject Matter in Committee of the Whole—Senator KlyneMay 27, 2021Author: The Hon. Marty KlyneCategory: In the SenateSenator Klyne: Welcome, minister, and thank you for joining us. We’re grateful for your time. My first question is along the…
Bill S-4—Consideration of Subject Matter in Committee of the Whole—Senator CordyMay 27, 2021Author: The Hon. Jane Cordy (retired)Category: In the SenateSenator Cordy: Welcome, minister, it’s great to have you in the Senate. I’m sure your dad would be pleased that you…
The Intersection of Art with Tourism and SportMay 26, 2021Author: The Hon. Patricia Bovey (retired)Category: StatementsHon. Patricia Bovey: Honourable senators, this time of year proffers many special days and weeks heralding key events and aspects of…
Question Period: Systemic RacismMay 25, 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, today…
Asian Heritage MonthMay 25, 2021Author: The Hon. Wanda Thomas BernardCategory: StatementsHon. Wanda Elaine Thomas Bernard: Honourable senators, I rise today, during Asian Heritage Month, to recognize the important work of the…