Tribute to Vickie Joseph
Author: The Hon. Amina Gerba
Category: Statements
Hon. Amina Gerba: Honourable senators, every year on November 19, we celebrate Women’s Entrepreneurship Day, which is intended to give women the…
The Hon. Amina Gerba
Net-zero Emissions Future—Inquiry
Author: The Hon. Amina Gerba
Category: Speeches
Hon. Amina Gerba: Honourable senators, I am honoured to speak to you today from the unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabe…
Visit of Moussa Faki Mahamat to Canada
Author: The Hon. Amina Gerba
Category: Statements
Hon. Amina Gerba: Honourable senators, I rise today to underscore the tremendous importance of this week’s visit to Canada by Moussa…
African Democracies
Author: The Hon. Amina Gerba
Category: Statements
Hon. Amina Gerba: Honourable senators, when asked a few days ago about the reduction of Western aid to African countries and…
Jennifer E. Jones
Author: The Hon. Amina Gerba
Hon. Amina Gerba: Honourable senators, I rise today to pay tribute to Jennifer Jones, the first woman to hold the high…
Committee of the Whole: Privacy Commissioner, Philippe Dufresne
Author: The Hon. Amina Gerba
Category: In the Senate
Senator Gerba: I want to pick up on what my colleague, Senator Deacon, was asking. Mr. Dufresne, Shopify was once a small…
Question Period: Immigrant Entrepreneurs
Author: The Hon. Amina Gerba
Hon. Amina Gerba: Minister, the immigrant entrepreneur program requires investments — for example, purchasing a business — before applicants even know whether their…
Question Period: Foreign Workers and Job Offers
Author: The Hon. Amina Gerba
Hon. Amina Gerba: Minister, welcome to the Senate. Nearly every one of Canada’s immigration programs requires a job offer, which workers…
Question Period: Food Aid for Africa
Author: The Hon. Amina Gerba
Hon. Amina Gerba: My question is for the Government Representative in the Senate. Senator Gold, Macky Sall, President of Senegal and…
Congratulations to the Honourable Michèle Audette on Honorary Doctorate
Author: The Hon. Amina Gerba
Hon. Amina Gerba: Honourable senators, in this National Indigenous History Month, I would like to introduce you to someone who needs…