Question Period: Hurricane Fiona
Author: The Hon. Brian Francis
Category: Question Period
Hon. Brian Francis: Senator Gold, given that Atlantic Canada is especially vulnerable to climate change and First Nations are disproportionately affected,…
The Hon. Brian Francis
Ministerial Question Period: Indigenous Languages
Author: The Hon. Brian Francis
Category: Question Period
Hon. 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 Safety
Author: The Hon. Brian Francis
Category: Question Period
Hon. 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 Parks
Author: The Hon. Brian Francis
Category: Question Period
Hon. Brian Francis: Minister Guilbeault, one of the priorities in your most recent mandate letter published in December 2021 was to establish…
Indigenous Veterans Day
Author: The Hon. Brian Francis
Category: Statements
Hon. Brian Francis: Honourable senators, I rise today to mark Indigenous Veterans Day, which is observed each year on November 8, to…
International Inuit Day
Author: The Hon. Brian Francis
Category: Statements
Hon. 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 Committee
Author: The Hon. Brian Francis
Category: Speeches
Hon. 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 Doctorate
Author: The Hon. Brian Francis
Category: Statements
Hon. 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 School
Author: The Hon. Brian Francis
Category: Question Period
Hon. 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 Agreement
Author: The Hon. Brian Francis
Category: Question Period
Hon. Brian Francis: My question is for the Government Representative in the Senate. The survivors of St. Anne’s Residential School have spent…