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.…
Question Period: Île-à-la Crosse Residential SchoolOctober 3, 2023Author: The Hon. Brian FrancisCategory: Question PeriodHon. Brian Francis: My question is for the Government Representative in the Senate. The Île-à-la-Crosse residential school in Saskatchewan operated from…
Question Period: Indian Residential Schools Settlement AgreementSeptember 28, 2023Author: The Hon. Brian FrancisCategory: Question PeriodHon. Brian Francis: My question is for the Government Representative in the Senate. The survivors of St. Anne’s Residential School have spent…
National Day for Truth and ReconciliationSeptember 28, 2023Author: The Hon. Brian FrancisCategory: StatementsHon. Brian Francis: Honourable senators, I rise today in advance of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, which is the…
Question Period: Indian ActSeptember 21, 2023Author: The Hon. Brian FrancisCategory: Question PeriodHon. Brian Francis: My question is for the Government Representative in the Senate. Last July, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on…
Question Period: Renaming Confederation BridgeJune 8, 2023Author: The Hon. Brian FrancisCategory: Question PeriodHon. Brian Francis: My question is for the representative of the government in the Senate. The Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward…
Voices of Youth Indigenous LeadersJune 7, 2023Author: The Hon. Brian FrancisCategory: StatementsHon. Brian Francis: Honourable senators, I am pleased to rise today during National Indigenous History Month to pay tribute to the…
Ministerial Question Period: Disproportionality of Indigenous People in IncarcerationMay 31, 2023Author: The Hon. Brian FrancisCategory: Question PeriodHon. Brian Francis: Welcome, minister. A report from November 2022 by the Correctional Investigator of Canada found that the federal government has…
Joseph Kenneth Levi—Congratulations on RetirementMay 17, 2023Author: The Hon. Brian FrancisCategory: StatementsHon. Brian Francis: Thank you, Your Honour. I would like to offer my sincere congratulations on your appointment. Honourable colleagues, I…
Bear Witness DayMay 9, 2023Author: The Hon. Brian FrancisCategory: StatementsHon. Brian Francis: Honourable senators, I rise today to draw your attention to Bear Witness Day, a national event created by…