Motion Concerning Bills with a “Notwithstanding Clause”September 24, 2024Author: The Hon. Peter HarderCategory: SpeechesHon. Peter Harder, pursuant to notice of May 23, 2024, moved: That the Senate express the view that it should not adopt…
Second reading of Bill S-286, An Act respecting National Immigration MonthSeptember 24, 2024Author: The Hon. Amina GerbaCategory: SpeechesHon. Amina Gerba: Colleagues, I’m speaking from the traditional unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinabe people. That land acknowledgement is…
Second reading of Bill C-290, Public Sector Integrity ActSeptember 17, 2024Author: The Hon. Pierre DalphondCategory: SpeechesHon. Pierre J. Dalphond: Honourable senators, it is my honour today to begin debate at second reading of Bill C-290, An…
Senators Boudreau, Adler, Fridhandler and Wells—Congratulations on AppointmentsSeptember 17, 2024Author: The Hon. Pierre DalphondCategory: SpeechesHon. Pierre J. Dalphond: Honourable senators, one aspect of my duties as leader of the Progressive Senate Group that I enjoy…
Senator Dalphond at third reading of Bill C-69, Budget Implementation Act, 2024, No. 1June 20, 2024Author: The Hon. Pierre DalphondCategory: SpeechesHon. Pierre J. Dalphond: Honourable senators, I rise to briefly speak to Bill C-69, the latest of the government’s omnibus budget bills.…
Senator Bellemare at third reading of Bill C-69, Budget Implementation Act, 2024, No. 1June 20, 2024Author: The Hon. Diane Bellemare (retired)Category: SpeechesHon. Diane Bellemare: Honourable senators, it wasn’t my intention to speak to Bill C-69, but after reviewing certain parts of the bill,…
Third reading of Bill C-70, An Act respecting countering foreign interferenceJune 19, 2024Author: The Hon. Andrew CardozoCategory: SpeechesHon. Andrew Cardozo: Honourable senators, I have a few comments I’d like to share. First, I want to be clear that…
Third reading of Bill C-70, Countering Foreign Interference Bill—Amendment by Senator WooJune 19, 2024Author: The Hon. Pierre DalphondCategory: SpeechesHon. Pierre J. Dalphond: I will say only a few words. Just to make some additional statements, though I agree with…
Audit and Oversight—Twelfth Report of CommitteeJune 18, 2024Author: The Hon. Marty KlyneCategory: SpeechesHon. Marty Klyne: Honourable senators, I rise today to move the adoption of the Standing Committee on Audit and Oversight’s…
Third reading of Bill C-59, Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2023June 18, 2024Author: The Hon. Pierre DalphondCategory: SpeechesHon. Pierre J. Dalphond: Honourable senators, I will briefly address one aspect of Bill C-59 — one of the government’s omnibus budget bills.…