Question Period: Indigenous HousingMarch 20, 2024Author: The Hon. Brian FrancisCategory: Question PeriodHon. Brian Francis: Senator Gold, yesterday, the Auditor General of Canada tabled a report on housing in Indigenous communities which found…
Question Period: Non-Insured Health BenefitsDecember 15, 2023Author: The Hon. Brian FrancisCategory: Question PeriodHon. Brian Francis: Senator Gold, according to Sheri McKinstry, co-founder of the Indigenous Dental Association of Canada, Métis and non-status First…
Question Period: Hurricane FionaDecember 12, 2023Author: The Hon. Brian FrancisCategory: Question PeriodHon. Brian Francis: Senator Gold, given that Atlantic Canada is especially vulnerable to climate change and First Nations are disproportionately affected,…
Ministerial Question Period: Indigenous LanguagesDecember 6, 2023Author: The Hon. Brian FrancisCategory: Question PeriodHon. Brian Francis: Minister St-Onge, in line with the 2021 mandate letter of your predecessor, when does your government intend to…
Question Period: Fishing Vessel SafetyNovember 30, 2023Author: The Hon. Brian FrancisCategory: Question PeriodHon. Brian Francis: Senator Gold, last week, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada, or TSB, released a report following an investigation…
Ministerial Question Period: Conservation of National ParksNovember 22, 2023Author: The Hon. Brian FrancisCategory: Question PeriodHon. Brian Francis: Minister Guilbeault, one of the priorities in your most recent mandate letter published in December 2021 was to establish…
Indigenous Veterans DayNovember 8, 2023Author: The Hon. Brian FrancisCategory: StatementsHon. Brian Francis: Honourable senators, I rise today to mark Indigenous Veterans Day, which is observed each year on November 8, to…
International Inuit DayNovember 2, 2023Author: The Hon. Brian FrancisCategory: StatementsHon. Brian Francis: Honourable senators, November 7 is International Inuit Day. In Canada, there are approximately 70,000 Inuit. Most live in 51…
Fifteenth Report of Indigenous Peoples CommitteeOctober 31, 2023Author: The Hon. Brian FrancisCategory: SpeechesHon. Brian Francis: Honourable senators, before beginning, I would like to acknowledge that I am speaking from the traditional unceded…
The Honourable Jane Cordy—Congratulations on Honorary DoctorateOctober 19, 2023Author: The Hon. Brian FrancisCategory: StatementsHon. Brian Francis: Honourable senators, I am pleased to rise today to celebrate the achievement of a colleague and a friend.…