National Indigenous History Month
Author: The Hon. Jane Cordy (retired)
Category: Statements
Hon. Jane Cordy: Honourable senators, I would first like to acknowledge that we are meeting today on the traditional, unceded and…
Statements
Connie Walker—Congratulations on Pulitzer Prize and Peabody Award
Author: The Hon. Marty Klyne
Category: Statements
Hon. Marty Klyne: Honourable senators, today I rise to recognize Connie Walker, a Saskatchewan-born Cree journalist who was recently awarded a…
The Honourable A. Raynell Andreychuk
Author: The Hon. Amina Gerba
Category: Statements
Hon. Amina Gerba: Honourable senators, on May 18, we celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Canada-Africa Parliamentary Association. I would like to…
Africa Day
Author: The Hon. Amina Gerba
Category: Statements
Hon. Amina Gerba: Madam Speaker, congratulations on your appointment as the Forty-sixth Speaker of the Senate. Honourable colleagues, as we prepare…
Joseph Kenneth Levi—Congratulations on Retirement
Author: The Hon. Brian Francis
Category: Statements
Hon. Brian Francis: Thank you, Your Honour. I would like to offer my sincere congratulations on your appointment. Honourable colleagues, I…
National Fiddling Day
Author: The Hon. Jane Cordy (retired)
Category: Statements
Hon. Jane Cordy: Honourable senators, you have likely heard the expression “march to the beat of one’s own drum.” For those…
The Honourable Raymonde Gagné, C.M.—Congratulations on Appointment as Speaker
Author: The Hon. Jane Cordy (retired)
Category: Statements
Hon. Jane Cordy: Honourable senators, on behalf of the Progressive Senate Group, I am delighted to join the other leaders in…
Tribute to the Honourable George J. Furey, K.C., Speaker of the Senate
Author: The Hon. Jane Cordy (retired)
Category: Statements
Hon. Jane Cordy: Senator Furey, I can’t believe that the time for your retirement is here. Your distinguished career serving the…
Senator Bernard’s tribute to the Honourable Patricia Bovey
Author: The Hon. Wanda Thomas Bernard
Category: Statements
Hon. Wanda Thomas Bernard: Honourable senators, I must say that it is difficult to speak after these last two speeches, in…
Senator Klyne’s tribute to the Honourable Patricia Bovey
Author: The Hon. Marty Klyne
Category: Statements
Hon. Marty Klyne: Honourable senators, I rise today to pay tribute to our remarkable colleague Senator Patricia Bovey. The extent of…