The Progressive Senate Group – The Progressives

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Connie Walker—Congratulations on Pulitzer Prize and Peabody Award

May 31, 2023

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

May 30, 2023

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

May 18, 2023

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

May 17, 2023

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

May 16, 2023

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

May 16, 2023

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

May 12, 2023

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

May 10, 2023

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

May 10, 2023

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…

Senator Cordy’s tribute to the Honourable Patricia Bovey

May 10, 2023

Author: The Hon. Jane Cordy (retired)

Category: Statements

Hon. Jane Cordy: Honourable senators, isn’t it amazing how artists capture us — how they capture the world. We need art. We…

The Progressive Senate Group – The Progressives

Statements

Connie Walker—Congratulations on Pulitzer Prize and Peabody Award

The Honourable A. Raynell Andreychuk

Africa Day

Joseph Kenneth Levi—Congratulations on Retirement

National Fiddling Day

The Honourable Raymonde Gagné, C.M.—Congratulations on Appointment as Speaker

Tribute to the Honourable George J. Furey, K.C., Speaker of the Senate

Senator Bernard’s tribute to the Honourable Patricia Bovey

Senator Klyne’s tribute to the Honourable Patricia Bovey

Senator Cordy’s tribute to the Honourable Patricia Bovey

The Progressive Senators

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