The Hon. Brian Francis

National Indigenous Peoples Day

June 21, 2021

Hon. Brian Francis: Honourable senators, June 21, 2021, marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of National Indigenous Peoples Day, a time to celebrate the…

Third reading of Bill C-15, An Act respecting the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples—Senator Francis

June 15, 2021

Author: The Hon. Brian Francis

Category: Speeches

Hon. Brian Francis: Honourable senators, I join you today from Epekwitk, the ancestral and unceded territory of my people, the…

Third reading of Bill C-15, An Act respecting the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples—Amendment by Senator McCallum

June 10, 2021

Author: The Hon. Brian Francis

Category: Speeches

Hon. Brian Francis: Honourable senators, I want to first thank Senator McCallum for her speech. As an Indigenous man and an…

Bill C-5—Consideration of Subject Matter in Committee of the Whole—Senator Francis

June 3, 2021

Author: The Hon. Brian Francis

Category: In the Senate

Senator Francis: Welcome, Minister Guilbeault. Thank you for being here today to assist us in the prompt passage of Bill C-5. The…

Second reading of Bill C-5, An Act to amend the Bills of Exchange Act, the Interpretation Act and the Canada Labour Code (National Day for Truth and Reconciliation)

June 2, 2021

Author: The Hon. Brian Francis

Category: Speeches

Hon. Brian Francis: Honourable senators, I rise today to speak at second reading of Bill C-5, An Act to amend the…