Question Period: Renaming Confederation Bridge
Author: The Hon. Brian Francis
Category: Question Period
Hon. Brian Francis: My question is for the representative of the government in the Senate. The Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward…
The Hon. Brian Francis
Voices of Youth Indigenous Leaders
Author: The Hon. Brian Francis
Category: Statements
Hon. 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 Incarceration
Author: The Hon. Brian Francis
Category: Question Period
Hon. 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 Retirement
Author: The Hon. Brian Francis
Category: Statements
Hon. Brian Francis: Thank you, Your Honour. I would like to offer my sincere congratulations on your appointment. Honourable colleagues, I…
Bear Witness Day
Author: The Hon. Brian Francis
Category: Statements
Hon. Brian Francis: Honourable senators, I rise today to draw your attention to Bear Witness Day, a national event created by…
Red Dress Day
Author: The Hon. Brian Francis
Category: Statements
Hon. Brian Francis: Honourable senators, I rise today to mark Red Dress Day, also known as the National Day of Awareness…
Residential Schools
Author: The Hon. Brian Francis
Category: Statements
Hon. Brian Francis: Honourable senators, despite overwhelming research and evidence showing that for over a century, Indigenous children were forcibly taken…
Black History Month
Author: The Hon. Brian Francis
Category: Statements
Hon. Brian Francis: Honourable senators, every February, Canadians celebrate Black History Month. It is an opportunity to honour the legacy and…
Ministerial Question Period: Elver Fishery
Author: The Hon. Brian Francis
Category: Question Period
Hon. Brian Francis: Minister Murray, in line with Recommendation 2 of the report titled Peace on the Water, in 2022 and 2023…
Ministerial Question Period: Anti-racism Training
Author: The Hon. Brian Francis
Category: Question Period
Hon. Brian Francis: Minister Murray, for decades, First Nations in Atlantic Canada have been subject to extensive government surveillance, policing and…