Question Period: Black Entrepreneurship ProgramOctober 31, 2024Author: The Hon. Amina GerbaCategory: Question PeriodHon. Amina Gerba: Senator Gold, the Black Entrepreneurship Program, or BEP, which was implemented by the government in 2020, has supported…
Immigration LevelsOctober 31, 2024Author: The Hon. Amina GerbaCategory: StatementsHon. Amina Gerba: Colleagues, the federal government recently announced that it will drastically reduce the number of permanent immigrants by 100,000…
Question Period: Immigration LevelsOctober 29, 2024Author: The Hon. Amina GerbaCategory: Question PeriodHon. Amina Gerba: I will pursue this same line of thought. The Prime Minister’s announcement has received extensive coverage. The decision…
Senator Gerba pays tribute to the Honourable Diane BellemareOctober 10, 2024Author: The Hon. Amina GerbaCategory: StatementsHon. Amina Gerba: Honourable senators, I rise today to pay tribute to an exceptional parliamentarian, a great Quebecer and a great…
Question Period: Foreign Affairs and International Trade—Business of the CommitteeOctober 9, 2024Author: The Hon. Amina GerbaCategory: Question PeriodHon. Amina Gerba: My question is for the Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Senator…
The Late Gilles LemieuxOctober 8, 2024Author: The Hon. Amina GerbaCategory: StatementsHon. Amina Gerba: I’m going to change the subject and speak on a slightly sadder note, while also acknowledging our esteemed…
Senator Gerba’s 2nd Reading Speech on Bill S-286, An Act respecting National Immigration MonthSeptember 25, 2024Author: The Hon. Amina GerbaCategory: NewsOttawa, September 24, 2024 – Senator Gerba, the sponsor of Bill S-286, delivered her 2nd reading speech in the Senate.…
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…
Senator Gerba pays tribute to the Honourable Mobina S.B. JafferJune 12, 2024Author: The Hon. Amina GerbaCategory: StatementsHon. Amina Gerba: As Senator Clement said earlier, we all cried when we said goodbye on Monday. I will try my…
Africa DayMay 22, 2024Author: The Hon. Amina GerbaCategory: StatementsHon. Amina Gerba: Honourable senators, May 25 is Africa Day. It is an opportunity to celebrate the significant progress that is being…