Third reading of Bill C-237, An Act to establish a national framework for diabetesJune 21, 2021Author: The Hon. Patricia Bovey (retired)Category: SpeechesHon. Patricia Bovey: This is a very important bill and I do support Bill C-237, calling for a national framework and strategy…
Third reading of Bill C-228, An Act to establish a federal framework to reduce recidivismJune 21, 2021Author: The Hon. Patricia Bovey (retired)Category: SpeechesHon. Patricia Bovey: Honourable senators, I am speaking to you from Winnipeg, Treaty 1 territory, the traditional territory of the Anishinabe,…
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…
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…
Third reading of Bill C-15, An Act respecting the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples—Amendment by Senator McCallumJune 10, 2021Author: The Hon. Brian FrancisCategory: SpeechesHon. Brian Francis: Honourable senators, I want to first thank Senator McCallum for her speech. As an Indigenous man and an…
Third reading of Bill C-15, An Act respecting the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous PeoplesJune 10, 2021Author: The Hon. Marty KlyneCategory: SpeechesHon. Marty Klyne: Honourable senators, I’m speaking from Regina, Saskatchewan within the Treaty 4 territory in the Métis homeland. Colleagues, I…
Third reading of Bill C-210, An Act to amend the Canada Revenue Agency Act (organ and tissue donors)June 8, 2021Author: The Hon. Terry MercerCategory: SpeechesHon. Terry M. Mercer: Honourable senators, I rise today to briefly speak about Bill C-210, which authorizes the Canada Revenue Agency to enter…
Motion Concerning Genocide of Uyghurs and Other Turkic Muslims by the People’s Republic of ChinaJune 3, 2021Author: The Hon. Peter HarderCategory: SpeechesHon. Peter Harder: Honourable senators, I speak to you tonight from the unceded territory of the Algonquin people. This debate comes…
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…
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…